Childhood obesity can
have negative effects on health outcomes, including putting kids at risk for Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
Not exact matches
While father absence
has been associated with a host of
negative children's
outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational attainment, poorer physical and mental
health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the
negative effects of father absence
on children's
outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.
These findings are all consistent with the growing body of literature
on the impact of adverse childhood experiences
on neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development, as well as physical
health.38 Although some studies
have found no relation between physical punishment and
negative outcomes, 35 and others
have found the relation to be moderated by other factors, 12 no study
has found physical punishment to
have a long - term positive
effect, and most studies
have found
negative effects.17
DeCamp says previous studies
have linked poor child and adult
health outcomes to poverty and ACEs — broadly defined as abuse, exposure to violence and family dysfunction — which can contribute to lifelong
negative effects on health and
health care disparities.
Depression, even when undiagnosed, can
have many
negative effects on cardiovascular patients, including poor healthcare experiences, more use of healthcare resources and higher
health costs, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and
Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in quality of care and outcomes research in cardiovascular disease and stroke for researchers, healthcare professionals and polic
Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in quality of care and
outcomes research in cardiovascular disease and stroke for researchers, healthcare professionals and polic
outcomes research in cardiovascular disease and stroke for researchers, healthcare professionals and policymakers.
For those suffering from lead or other heavy metal poisoning, a protective diet that avoids processed foods and emphasizes the central components of a nutrient - dense and antioxidant - rich WAPF - style diet is essential (see sidebar).21 Nutritional status shapes susceptibility to lead toxicity in important ways, affecting lead's intestinal absorption; its mobilization, distribution and retention in the body; and excretion.22 Because oxidative stress is a likely mechanism explaining some of lead's toxic actions, some investigators
have begun to explore whether natural antioxidants and trace minerals may help mitigate lead - induced cell damage.17 Specifically, researchers in Spain found that administration of vitamins A, B6, C and E along with zinc modulated some of the
negative effects of lead exposure in rat pups, confirming the influence of nutritional factors
on health outcomes following lead exposure.17 Vitamin
D also should be a major component of a protective diet.
The younger and longer a child experiences homelessness, the greater the cumulative toll of
negative health outcomes, which can
have lifelong
effects on the child, the family, and the community.
While father absence
has been associated with a host of
negative children's
outcomes, including increased risk of dropping out of school and lower educational attainment, poorer physical and mental
health, and behavioural problems,36 - 40 higher levels of involvement by nonresident fathers may assuage the
negative effects of father absence
on children's
outcomes.41, 42 Quality of the parents» relationship before divorce, or of the pre-divorce father / child relationship, can also be an important factor: children fare worse following divorce when pre-divorce relationships were good and fare better when pre-divorce relationships were poor, 43,44 suggesting children are sometimes better off without a father if the father's relationship to the child or the mother was not good.