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A study found that children who use electronic devices three or more hours a day had between a 17–44% increased risk of being overweight, or a 10–61% increased risk of obesity (Cespedes 2011). [full citation needed] Childhood obesity is common among children from low-income, African American and Hispanic communities.
About 14.7 million U.S. children and adolescents are impacted by childhood obesity.
The effects of weight bias get worse when they’re layered on top of other types of discrimination. A 2012 study found that African-American women are more likely to become depressed after internalizing weight stigma than white women. Hispanic and black teenagers also have significantly higher rates of bulimia.
Some health risks associated with childhood obesity include high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. These factors may eventually lead to further complications such as heart attack, stroke, a variety of cardiovascular conditions and if not treated properly and in a timely manner may ultimately result ...
The risk of overweight and obesity is higher in patients with psychiatric disorders than in persons without psychiatric disorders. [148] Obesity and depression influence each other mutually, with obesity increasing the risk of clinical depression, and also depression leading to a higher chance of developing obesity. [3]
A major part of Neumark-Sztainer's research has been focused on identifying shared risk factors for obesity and disordered eating behaviors, which should be addressed in behavioral interventions. Some of the key-shared risk factors identified in her research include weight stigma, [ 11 ] body dissatisfaction, [ 12 ] and dieting. [ 13 ]
For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...
“The relationship between income and obesity prevalence is significant among non-Hispanic white boys; 10.2% of those living in households with income at or above 350% of the poverty level are obese compared with 20.7% of those in households below 130% of the poverty level.” [13] The same trend follows in non-Hispanic white girls (10.6% of ...
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