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Lurasidone Appears Safe in Kids With Bipolar Depression
Lurasidone, approved for bipolar depression in children and adolescents on the basis of 6-week findings from a phase 3 trial, is also safe and effective for up to 28 weeks, new...
1 day ago - Medscape
Impulse Control in Negative Mood States, Emotional Eating, and Food Addiction are Associated with Lower Quality of Life in Adolescents with Severe Obesity
AbstractObjectivesQuality of life is an important outcome to evaluate in adolescents with severe obesity, yet intrapersonal predictors of QoL are understudied. The current...
2 days ago - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Adolescents' cooking skills strongly predict future nutritional well-being
Evidence suggests that developing cooking and food preparation skills is important for health and nutrition, yet the practice of home cooking is declining and now rarely taught...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily
Short sleep linked to obesity in children and adolescents
Children who get less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age are at a higher risk of developing obesity.
2 days ago - News Medical
Lack of Sleep May Up Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents
Children and adolescents who sleep less than the recommended amount of sleep for their age gain more weight and are more likely to become obese when they grow older.
3 days ago - Medindia Health
BMI Predicts Androgen Levels Better Than Waist Circumference in Obese Adolescent Girls
Hyperandrogenism has been directly associated with abdominal fat accumulation in adult women. Waist circumference , in contrast to BMI, preferentially assesses visceral...
7 days ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
BMI Better Predictor of Insulin Resistance Compared to Waist Circumference in Obese Adolescent Girls
Insulin resistance , type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome have been associated with visceral fat. Elevated BMI increases risk for IR and metabolic syndrome. Increased waist...
7 days ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - 5 articles
The Female Athlete Triad: A Comparison of Knowledge and Risk in Adolescents and Young Adult Figure Skaters, Dancers and Runners
The Female Athlete Triad is a disorder commonly found in adolescent girls and young women participating in sports that stress leanness and aesthetics. The Triad is associated...
7 days ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Family Functioning and Childhood Obesity Treatment: a Family Systems Theory-Informed Approach
Childhood obesity recommendations advise providers to utilize family-based care for the treatment of youth and adolescent obesity. Family-based care, defined as the inclusion...
8 days ago - Academic Pediatrics
What Terms Should Clinicians Use to Discuss Weight Problems with Adolescents?
Adolescents enrolled in a national weight loss camp most disliked the terms extremely obese, obese, curvy, large, fat, and heavy.
8 days ago - Journal Watch - 2 articles
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