excessive+weight+gain

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The most serious long-term health risk of the middle childhood period. Excessive weight gain is a pattern in which children gain more weight in a year than is appropriate for their height, age, and sex. If the child gains excessive amounts of weight over a number or years, she is at risk of having weight problems and a number of serious health problems in adulthood. HGD Chapter 9 p.219 A pattern in which children gain more weight in a year than is appropriate for their ge and height.

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[|Prevention and Risks of Excessive Weight Gain]

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= Mnemonics: = If you want to stay healthy, you'll have to act aptly. For not exercising right, or for eating all night, Will lead to the weight, which could be a checkmate.

__Prevention of Excessive Weight Gain:__
 * D**iet
 * E**xercise
 * A**ct as a good example (tip for the parents)
 * R**egular doctor checkups

=In the News:= [|Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease] The study shows that teens may be at higher risk for kidney disease. Thus showing one of the many risks of having excessive weight gain as a child. There are many other risks similar to the severity of this that could arise in adulthood from early childhood obesity. The study also shows, however, that taking control over the problem of weight before it is too late for the child can lower the risk. It isn't too late to help a child bring their weight into control so that they will have less health problems in the future.

[|The Washington Post: Parenting an Overweight Child] The link above leads to an article that covers the parenting side over excessive weight gain in a child. It discusses how it can be difficult on the parent as well as the child. The article explains how parents of the child are often times clueless and "blow it" on helping their child. It goes on to give suggestions to help parents handle it correctly without hurting the child.

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