5 Ways to Help Kids Develop Healthy Habits
Studies continue to suggest that family dynamics have an impact on children's health, especially when it comes to certain parental strategies, making closeness matter in reducing childhood obesity.
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Your Health and Your Weight
Your health and your weight are connected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if your body mass index falls into the range of overweight or obese, you are at a higher risk for many diseases and conditions.
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Can Your Overweight Child Develop Asthma?
Recent research suggests there may be a link to asthma in children who are overweight or obese, especially if there is excess body fat around the abdomen.
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Know Your Child's BMI
Since kids are still growing, they need to gain weight and they are supposed to outgrow their clothes. The best way to determine whether your child's weight is healthy is for you to measure and keep track of his or her body mass index, or BMI.
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