Fat toddlers at risk for iron deficiency
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Pudgy toddlers have an alarmingly high rate of iron deficiency, and Hispanic youngsters are more affected than other groups, a new study finds.
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BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight &#151; a figure up from 7 percent in 1994, the American Heart Association reports.
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NEW YORK  - Preschool children who are regularly given sugary drinks between meals are more likely to be overweight than their peers, new study findings suggest.
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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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TUESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- So-called &quot;baby fat&quot; in young children could be a predictor of weight problems much later on, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - Nutritional deficiencies early  in life may predispose children to behavioral problems into  their teenage years, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Children burn more body fat day-to-day than adults do, underscoring their need for a little extra fat in their diets, according to researchers.
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The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the sandbox: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.
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Mums-to-be told to get enough vitamin E as low levels during pregnancy increase the risk of childhood asthma.
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NEW YORK  - Parents of overweight and obese  kids often don't realize that their children are carrying  excess pounds, new research shows.
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BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight &#151; a figure 7 percent higher than in 1994, the American Heart Association reports.
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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  - 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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Young children with type 1  diabetes tend to have adequate dietary intake of most  micronutrients, according to results of a study published in  the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. However,  carbohydrate and caloric intake may be too low, possibly  because their diet plans are out of step with their age.
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NEW YORK  - Investigators have found that children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age of 9 years than other children of the same age.
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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.
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The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.