| If you are concerned your child may be
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| | Keep a record of what your child eats for
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| obese set an appointment with your family
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| | a two week period to give to your doctor
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| doctor for a screening and diagnosis. The
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| | for his review. Obesity in children is a
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| doctor can calculate your child's body
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| | serious health problem that can result in
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| mass index and determine where it falls
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| | diabetes and heart disease. Review the
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| on the national BMI-for-age growth chart.
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| | following health problems that can result
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| The BMI-for-age growth chart indicates if
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| | from children being overweight: -Type 2
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| your child is overweight for his or her
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| | diabetes -Metabolic syndrome -High blood
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| age and height. The doctor can determine
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| | pressure -Asthma and other respiratory
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| your child's percentile, which means how
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| | problems -Sleep disorders -Liver
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| your child compares to other children of
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| | disorders -Liver disease -Early puberty
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| the same sex and age. These growth charts
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| | or menarche -Eating disorders -Skin
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| are established by the Centers for
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| | infections -Heart disease A child who is
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| Disease Control and Prevention and help
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| | overweight may also suffer from social
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| to identify overweight children. If your
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| | and emotional problems that include: -Low
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| child's BMI-for-age is between 85th and
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| | self-esteem and bullying. Other children
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| 95th percentiles, he or she is at risk of
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| | often tease and bully overweight peers.
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| being overweight. If your child's
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| | -Depression, which can occur from peer
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| BMI-for-age is over the 95th percentile,
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| | teasing and harassing -Behavior and
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| he or she is overweight. Your doctor will
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| | learning problems: Overweight children
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| factor in things like being muscular or
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| | tend to have more anxiety and poor social
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| having a larger-than-average body frame
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| | skills, which can lead to acting out and
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| because the BMI does not consider these
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| | or other disruptive behavior in the
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| things. Growth patterns vary greatly
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| | classroom. When children are overweight
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| among children and are another factor the
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| | they also tend to be more social
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| doctor will consider before making an
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| | withdrawn. Source: Mayo clinic (2006)
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| overall weight assessment. During this
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| | Disclaimer: This article is not meant to
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| assessment the doctor will probably also
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| | diagnose, treat or cure any kind of a
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| take into consideration the following:
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| | health problem. Always consult with your
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| -Your family's history of obesity and
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| | health care provider about any kind of a
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| weight-related health problems like
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| | health problem. This article is FREE to
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| diabetes -Your child's eating habits and
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| | publish with the resource box. This
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| calorie intake -Your child's activity
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| | article was written (2-2007).
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| level -Other health problems your child
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| | Connie Limon. Please visit us at and
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