Sentences with phrase «adolescent obesity risk»

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A recently published report from the Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness recommended that children avoid sports and energy drinks during meals, snacks, and as a replacement for low - fat milk or water because they increase the risk for overweight or obesity in children and adolescents (12).

Studies to date have examined familial clustering of risk behaviors linked with accelerated weight gain in children, psychosocial consequences of obesity in children, parenting strategies that promote active lifestyles in children, and developmental and contextual factors that explain declines in adolescent girls» physical activity.

Without this step, 110 million children and adolescents with obesity worldwide remain at risk of developing obesity - associated cancers.

After analyzing the medical records of more than 1,000 women who gave birth between the ages of 15 and 24, investigators from the University of Michigan conclude that physicians caring for adolescent women should use BMI before pregnancy as a strong predictor of whether a young mother will gain too much weight during pregnancy, a risk factor for later obesity.

While increasing body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity, was associated with increased risk for high blood pressure in all four examined ethnic groups, the prevalence of high blood pressure was almost 6 times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents compared to normal weight Hispanics.

Samuels said additional studies are needed to gauge the impact of adolescent obesity on other cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea.

«Children and adolescents who don't get enough sleep are at increased risk for obesity, diabetes, injuries, poor mental health, and attention and behavior problems, which can affect them academically,» said report author Anne Wheaton, a CDC epidemiologist.

Brauchla M, Juan W, Story J, Kranz S. Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2 - 18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12 - 18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003 - 2006.

Skipping breakfast, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity as risk factors for overweight and obesity in adolescents: results of the E-MOVO project

MLERN, 2012 Kaley - Isley, Peterson, Fischer, & Peterson, 2010 Miller et al., 2014 Butzer et al., 2015 Schonert - Reichl & Lawlor, 2010 Research suggests that yoga may improve physical fitness in adolescents as well as result in improved respiratory function, increased exercise adherence, and reduced obesity risk factors.

The major long term consequence of adolescent obesity is persistence into adulthood and association with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease in later life.

Direct and indirect effects of parent stress on child obesity risk and added sugar intake in a sample of Southern California adolescents.

Prevalence of Obesity and Knowledge of Health Risk Associated with Obesity among Female Adolescents in Jordan

Independent of obesity, sex, and socioeconomic status and unrelated to sleep apnea, adolescents with poor sleep had a 3.5-fold increased risk of prehypertension or hypertension.

Additionally, physical activity levels tend to decrease as adolescents move into young adulthood [3], leaving them at risk for the poor health outcomes associated with physical inactivity, which include overweight and obesity [4 — 6].

RESULTS: Experiencing parent encouragement to diet as an adolescent was significantly associated with a higher risk of overweight or obesity, dieting, binge eating, engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors, and lower body satisfaction 15 years later as a parent, after adjusting for sociodemographics and baseline measures of the outcomes (P <.05).

We are exploring new insights into the genetic roots of autism; finding pediatric bio-behavioral markers of bipolar disorder; creating effective therapies for OCD; devising effective prevention strategies for adolescent sexual risk behaviors and obesity; and much more.

Additionally, childhood familial experiences were significantly related to risk of adolescent obesity.

Implementation of consistent family rules and parental engagement may benefit adolescents at risk for obesity.

Over this same time period, male adolescents increased their fast food consumption; thus, these additional meals consumed by male adolescents were potentially unhealthy food choices that led to weight gain and obesity risk.

Psychological and behavioral risk factors for obesity onset in adolescent girls: a prospective study