Overweight Tots Apt to Stay Fat
Don't Count on Overweight Children Outgrowing Extra Weight, Researchers Say By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Tuesday, September 05, 2006
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Sept. 5, 2006 -- Americans' weight problems may start as early as toddlerhood, and don't always fade with maturity, a new study shows.
The study looked at more than 1,000 American children and appears in the September issue of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Its take-home message: Don't assume kids will outgrow their childhood chubbiness.
"Sixty percent of children who were overweight at any time in the preschool period, and 80% of the children who were overweight at any time during the elementary period were overweight at age 12 years," write Philip Nader, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues in the study.
Full text:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/127/116562.htm
Don't Count on Overweight Children Outgrowing Extra Weight, Researchers Say By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Tuesday, September 05, 2006
More From WebMD
5 Essential Nutrients for Kids
Childhood Diabetes Increasing
Keeping Kids Active
Sept. 5, 2006 -- Americans' weight problems may start as early as toddlerhood, and don't always fade with maturity, a new study shows.
The study looked at more than 1,000 American children and appears in the September issue of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Its take-home message: Don't assume kids will outgrow their childhood chubbiness.
"Sixty percent of children who were overweight at any time in the preschool period, and 80% of the children who were overweight at any time during the elementary period were overweight at age 12 years," write Philip Nader, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues in the study.
Full text:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/127/116562.htm
