Purging rare in preteens, but diets fairly common
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NEW YORK  - A new study of preteen girls has found that seriously disordered eating behavior, such as binge-eating and purging, is exceedingly rare in this age group. However, the researchers did find that among the 9- to 13-year-olds they surveyed, 13 percent reported dieting at some point in the previous month.
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Overweight children are stigmatized by their peers as early as age 3 and even face bias from their parents and teachers, giving them a quality of life comparable to people with cancer, a new analysis concludes.
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(HealthDay News) -- Families that regularly eat healthy dinners together often encourage children to make healthier food choices.
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Most parents look for ways to give their children an edge, but many miss an easy and often inexpensive recipe for success: eating together.
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NEW YORK  - The nutritional disorder,  beriberi -- caused by lack of vitamin B1 in the diet -- can  appear in teens who have undergone gastric bypass surgery for  severe obesity.
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Developing an eating disorder as young as 6 or 7 years old has forced many girls into treatment by the age of 12. Because of that, a new facility is set to open in Tucson.
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Pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness.
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The nutritional disorder, beriberi -- caused by lack of vitamin B1 in the diet -- can appear in teens who have undergone gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children appear to be at  risk of both constipation and lack of bowel control, new  research reports.
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NEW YORK  - Children with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood, or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new study.
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Preschoolers who drink at least one serving of soda, fruit juice or other sweet beverage every day are likely to become overweight, new study findings show.
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Children who have a poor diet are more likely to become aggressive and anti-social, US researchers believe.
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Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Preschoolers who eat the  recommended four servings of fruits and vegetables -- along  with two servings of dairy products -- each day may have lower  blood pressures in early adolescence, new study findings  suggest.
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(HealthDay News) -- Many parents may wonder about how frequently their children need to eat, how to regulate snacks, and what to do if their child simply refuses to eat or won't eat very much.
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NEW YORK  - Teens who go on diets to drop some pounds are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat -- which may at least partly explain why they put on more weight over time than their peers who don't diet, a new study shows.
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Children with a clustering of  cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic  syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood,  or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new  study.