Your weight has been important since the moment you were born. Most babies weigh less than 10 pounds and sometimes as little as 3 or 4 pounds. However, even the tiniest babies quickly gain weight, to their parents pleasure, because this means their baby is growing bigger and stronger. These days, being overweight is becoming [...]
When should you start becoming concerned about your child’s weight? Sure, all children gain weight and many grow into it well. But a few too many extra pounds, more than needed to support growth and development, can lead to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is clinically defined as when a child’s BMI exceeds 30. This is [...]
A 2003 Food and Drug Administration hearing on obesity had the Center for Consumer Freedom discussing how the three most commonly used statistics associated with the overweight and obesity epidemic are all seriously flawed. The three statistics are: 1) Obesity causes 300,000 deaths a year; 2) 61 percent of Americans are overweight or suffering from [...]
Overweight Latin-American When Frida Sepulveda was 8, she began developing dark folds of skin around her neck. It is a well known sign of type 2 diabetes. Her mother, Blanca Sepulveda, who has watched other family members struggle with diabetes and obesity, was devastated to see her daughter experiencing similar health problems. Frida is now [...]