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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is the most common, chronic rheumatic disease of childhood. In high-income countries, yearly incidence has been estimated at 2–20 cases per 100,000 population; prevalence in these areas is estimated at 16–150 cases per 100,000 population. [ 46 ]
Oligoarticular (aka pauciarticular) arthritis can be early or late onset and is the second type of arthritis, affecting about 50% of children with juvenile arthritis. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It typically affects fewer than four joints, usually the large joints such as knees, ankles, or wrists, during first six months of the disease with the knee ...
Genetics are thought to be strongly involved in the development of psoriatic arthritis. [3] Obesity and certain forms of psoriasis are thought to increase the risk. [3] Psoriatic arthritis affects up to 30% of people with psoriasis and occurs in children and adults. [3] Some people with PsA never get psoriasis. [4]
Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult, ...
Obesity Management/Intervention. Catherine Gervacio, RND, a registered nutritionist and dietitian consultant for Superfood Green Fusion. Chelsea Johnson, RD, a registered dietician with Memorial ...
“Gout is a common type of arthritis that can be extremely painful,” Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize, board chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians, tells Yahoo Life. “Symptoms include ...
Overweight and obesity in children is a chronic illness that has been steadily increasing in prevalence in the US. [15] This disease disproportionately impacts low-income and minority communities. Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native children have a higher burden of disease than white children. [16]
A man who ate the carnivore diet had cholesterol of 1,000 and developed yellow lumps on his hands, deposits of excess cholesterol under his skin.