Children who have their tonsils out with or without having their adenoids removed are more at risk for becoming overweight in the years after the surgery, says a new report in the the journal Pediatrics. Researchers say a tonsillectomy significantly increased the odds of being overweight by age eight by 61 percent and the odds [...]

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Problems with being overweight seem to start earlier than researchers thought. A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows overweight infants were at increased risk for developmental delays and possibly breathing problems, like asthma. And in most cases, parents were not aware of their child’s weight problem.
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Childcare programs seem to increase the chances that a child will be obese when he or she shows up for the first day of kindergarten, says a new study in the journal Pediatrics. And researchers say the type of childcare makes a difference.

Tags: childcare, Children, kindergarten, obesity, Pediatrics

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