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Normal Body Weight Can Hide Eating Disorders

A study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California-San Francisco found that teens and young adults with atypical anorexia can have normal body weights and still be dangerously ill. The research is the largest, most comprehensive assessment to date of normal-weight adolescents with atypical anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by weight loss (or lack of appropriate weight gain in growing children); difficulties maintaining an appropriate body weight for height, age, and stature; and, in many individuals, disordered body image. People with anorexia generally restrict the number of calories and … Continue reading →

The Weight Watchers Diet

Weight Watchers is one of the most well-known diets. This is due to how long it has been in existence and its advertising efforts. Is it the best diet for you? Before beginning a new diet, it is a good idea to speak with your doctor. What is the Weight Watchers Diet? Weight Watchers is a diet that uses a points system. Recently, Weight Watchers changed their points system to a new one called SmartPoints. Their new points formula looks at the type of fat in a given food, with saturated fat pointed more heavily. Lean protein has fewer points … Continue reading →

Exercise and Diet Together Help Weight Loss

Thinking about losing some weight? You’ve probably found tons of advice that suggests how to do that. Some of it might contradict the other pieces of advice. Those of you who are confused about what the best plan for weight loss is may want to consider what a recent study found. It turns out you need to focus on both exercise and diet together. A Stanford study about weight gain and obesity was making the rounds on the internet recently. The lead author of the study was Dr. Uri Ladabaum, a Stanford gastroenterologist. In short, he describes the results as … Continue reading →

Allergy Awareness Bracelets for Children

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Food allergies can be scary. This is especially true for parents of small children who have allergies. At home, you can control what he or she eats, to avoid allergic reactions. But, what about if your child is at day care, or visiting a relative? There are plenty of allergy bracelets that are designed for children. Adults who have food allergies are able to read the ingredients on the packages of food that they are considering eating. If it isn’t safe for them to eat, then an adult will understand the reason why they have to put that tasty looking … Continue reading →

Teen Weight Loss Surgery and Insurance Coverage

Weight loss surgery might be an option for adults who are morbidly obese. What about for teenagers? Most private health insurance companies will not cover this type of procedure. Teenagers who are covered by Medicaid or CHIP have a better chance of having their weight loss surgery covered. Every surgery, no matter how big or small, comes with risk. While certain kinds of weight loss surgeries may be a recommended option for some adults who are morbidly obese, this doesn’t mean that it is completely and entirely safe in all cases. Not every private health insurance plan will cover this … Continue reading →

Special Needs Children and Obesity

I have heard a lot of talk about obesity in children. Advice to prevent that ranges from “feed your child better foods” to “turn off the video games”. Parents of kids who have certain special needs require more tools than those pieces of advice. Your child’s medications could be affecting his or her weight. Kids that are extremely overweight, or obese, face certain health risks. They may develop insulin resistance, hypertension, or type 2 diabetes. These kids could be experiencing sleep apnea, which means that they are unable to get restful sleep. Some children who are overweight will begin puberty … Continue reading →

Obese Moms Increase Their Children’s Risk of Asthma

A study done in Sweden reveals that mothers who were obese actually increased their children’s risk of developing asthma. The obesity of the mother influences her developing baby’s immune system. The immune system plays a role in the development of allergies, (which can lead to asthma). A study was done in Stockholm, Sweden, that included more than 129,000 mothers. It also included their 189,000 children. The researchers were from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. The researchers found that there was a connection between the mothers who were obese, and the children who developed asthma. Mothers … Continue reading →

Ways it Get Children Involved in Nutrition

To get your child involved in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle it needs to be relevant to their lives and made to be something important. Children are egocentric and if they think a topic has no place in their lives then getting them to make life long changes will not happen. Since children are driven by wants it will be hard to break the sugar habit if they do not understand the reason why. They also need mentoring and examples to help make any lifestyle changes occur. Here are ways to get your child to take nutrition and healthy eating … Continue reading →

Lack of Sleep can Result in Weight Gain

Beauty sleep was not just referring to decreasing dark circles and wrinkles. Studies have shown that a lack of sleep can contribute to weight gain. You would think that staying up you would burn more calories since sleeping is sedentary. However, this could not be farther from the truth. Studies have shown that women who slept even one hour less than other women gained more weight. Further children are also included in studies which show a lack of sleep leads to obesity. How much sleep is enough? Adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Well, this must … Continue reading →

Peppermint and Weight Loss

I am quite certain I am the only person on the planet who dislikes peppermint. My husband and children certainly feel that is the case. When I tell someone that I dislike mint or peppermint I met with shock and awe as if I had five heads. I am often asked if I chew gum. I don’t. One of my friends thought it must be torture to brush my teeth. Oddly, in toothpaste it does not bother me so much. Maybe I have just associated the taste of a peppermint patty with a solution intended to remove plaque and bad … Continue reading →