Word: overweighted
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...They're an irresistibly lucrative target - children under 12 are estimated to spend more than $25 billion a year themselves, and may influence another $200 billion that is spent. But there's no doubt that some of that spending contributes directly to childhood obesity - 32% of American youngsters are overweight, and 50% of the calories kids under 18 eat come from fat or added sugars. Public-interest groups and Congress have urged companies to stop targeting ads to children, and many, including McDonald's, General Mills and Kraft Foods, have taken some steps to comply, by, for example, eliminating cartoons...
...While the guidelines target kids with a genetic risk of abnormally high cholesterol, called hyperlipidemia, they could lower the bar for prescriptions - not just for these children but for any overweight youngster whose cholesterol is not in check. Within hours of the AAP announcement on July 7, parents took to the blogs, expressing shock and unease over the aggressiveness of the guidelines. Statins are not without risks; in adults, in rare cases, they can cause muscle weakness and kidney problems, and there are limited data on how statins affect children...
...quickly to medicate children, especially when the potential side effects are unknown. But it's certainly easier to scribble a prescription than it is to get young patients to eat better and exercise more. And then there's the possible cascade effect. "We can add statins to help overweight children," says Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston. "But what about the next problem that comes up - insulin resistance and fatty liver. Are we going to keep adding drug after drug? That possibility just makes me want...
...bottle-feeding promotes obesity is that the person wielding the bottle often determines when the feeding is over; breast-fed babies stop eating when they are full. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that breast-feeding is a way to lower a child's risk of becoming overweight, along with increasing child activity, monitoring growth and promoting healthy eating patterns. Nikki Lee, R.N., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania...
...According to the Oxford dictionary, obese means "grossly fat," and gross means "repulsive." No wonder parents are reluctant to accept that their child may be obese. The negative connotations of our terminology for overweight and obesity undermine efforts to help parents grapple with the implications of obesity for their children. My steadygrow program (www.steadygrow.com) offers an alternative, inclusive terminology based on weight zones A0 to A3+, the goal being A1. Wider use of this terminology will revolutionize our ability to communicate healthy weight messages to parents and children. Dr. Felicity Breen, Havelock, New Zealand...