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  2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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    Physical inactivity of children has also shown to be a serious cause, and children who fail to engage in regular physical activity are at greater risk of obesity. Researchers studied the physical activity of 133 children over a three-week period using an accelerometer to measure each child's level of physical activity. They discovered the obese ...

  3. Polyphagia - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes mellitus causes a disruption in the body's ability to transfer glucose from food into energy. [clarification needed] Polyphagia in type 2 diabetes is usually not as apparent as the polyphagia in type 1 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, it probably results from cellular starvation and the depletion of cellular stores of carbohydrates, fats ...

  4. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    Physical activity in children may not be a significant contributor. [132] In both children and adults, there is an association between television viewing time and the risk of obesity. [133] [134] [135] Increased media exposure increases the rate of childhood obesity, with rates increasing proportionally to time spent watching television. [136]

  5. Appetite - Wikipedia

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    A limited or excessive appetite is not necessarily pathological. Abnormal appetite could be defined as eating habits causing malnutrition and related conditions such as obesity and its related problems. Both genetic and environmental factors may regulate appetite, and abnormalities in either may lead to abnormal appetite.

  6. Overeating - Wikipedia

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    Overeating occurs when an individual consumes more calories in relation to the energy that is expended via physical activity or expelled via excretion, leading to weight gain and often obesity.

  7. Can Anxiety Affect Your Appetite? - AOL

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    Excessive, difficult-to-control feelings of worry ... Although pregnancy typically increases appetite and causes weight gain, many people experience a poor appetite during the first trimester ...

  8. Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder - Wikipedia

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    Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is not simply "picky eating" commonly seen in toddlers and young children, which usually resolves on its own. [2]In ARFID, the behaviors are so severe that they lead to nutritional deficiencies, poor weight gain (or significant weight loss), and/or significant interference with "psychosocial functioning."

  9. 'Particularly value-conscious': Older Americans are losing ...

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    While older consumers may have initially worried about their health while dining in restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cochran says they could now be prioritizing how much they spend amid ...