Sentences with phrase «obese children under»

«We know that infants born to mothers with obesity have a greater chance of developing NAFLD over their lifetime, and in fact one - third of obese children under 18 may have undiagnosed fatty liver disease that, when discovered, is more likely to be advanced at the time of diagnosis,» Jonscher said.

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With one in three school aged children overweight or obese, and diabetes being one of the most chronic illnesses facing kids under 20, something must change.
Here are some of the excluding criteria most experts agree on: «Obese parents; parents who smoke (either during pregnancy or at present); parents sleeping on a waterbed, recliner, sofa, armchair, couch or bean bag; parents who sleep on multiple pillows, a sagging mattress or a sheepskin or use heavy bedding, such as comforters or duvets; sleeping in overheated rooms; parents under the influence of drugs or alcohol; other children or pets who can or are likely to climb into the bed; and stuffed animals on the bed that could cover the baby's face.»
Do not cosleep is you are under the influence of drugs and alcohol, if you are obese because you have a greater chance of having sleep apnea, if you are suffering from sleep deprivation, if you have a water bed or other cushiony surface where it's easier for your baby to fall towards the middle of the bed, if you bed isn't big enough, if your other children are sleeping in the bed with you and there isn't enough room, or cosleeping on a coach or sofa.
The ban's proponents see it as a modest victory in efforts to curb childhood obesity, citing the 2007 California Health Interview Survey that found 15 percent of 12 - to -17-year-olds in the greater Bay Area to be overweight or obese (8 percent of children under age 12 were found to be overweight for their age).
The World Health Organization estimates that 10 percent of adults worldwide and 42 million children under the age of 5 now qualify as obese.
Around one in five (19 %) of the children was overweight or obese according to the IOTF definition, while just under one in 10 (8.9 %) was (abdominally) obese.
Around 42 million children around the globe under the age of five are classified as overweight or obese so this study is a significant breakthrough and a world - first, say the researchers.
Given that the UK has amongst the worst levels of obesity in Western Europe — the latest Health Survey for England data found that more than one in 10 children under - 10 in England are obese — those numbers are particularly encouraging.
The latest Health Survey for England (HSE) data shows us that over 1 in 10 children under 10 in England are obese.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has identified that one million children in Britain under the age of 16 are now obese and if current trends continue, one in five boys and one in three girls will be obese by 2020 (see Preventing Childhood Obesity BMA Report 2005).
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