Child Growth
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Iodine Deficiency In Children: Signs And Symptoms That Parents Should Watch Out For
Children with iodine deficiency tend to have goitre (a swollen thyroid), stunted height, poor school performance, and even permanent IQ drops from impaired brain development.
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Fun, Cool Snacks For Kids, Packed With Growth Nutrients
Snacks play an important role in children's nutrition. Creating interesting dishes is a smart way to sneak in growth nutrients in fun, colourful, and hydrating forms.
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Diabetes: Here's How Type-1 Diabetes Affects A Child's Growth
Type-1 diabetes also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
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Balance And Coordination: The Key To Your Child's Growth; Tips And Benefits Of Improving Body Balance
The earlier your child starts practicing the art of maintaining balance, the better it is for his/her growth. Here are some tips to improve balance and coordination for children in their growing age.
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For Very Short Child, Should Parents Consider Growth Hormone Therapy?
Adults with severe shortness (less than 63 inches for men and 59 inches for women) may face difficulties with everyday tasks such as driving a car.
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This Is Why Kids Should Not Go To The Gym!
Too much exercise in childhood, according to research can hamper the effective working of the child's immune system and also negatively impact your child's growth.
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Childhood Stunting In India Reduces By Nearly 10% In Last Decade: Survey
New Delhi: During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha last week, the Rural Development Minister Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s deputy Ram Kripal Yadav said the incidence of stunted growth among children below five years age has declined to 38.4 per cent in 2015-16. Malnutrition among children is mainly due to malnutrition among their mothers, ...
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Mothers' Nutrition Pivotal for Healthy Child Growth, Study
Improving mothers' nutrition before and during pregnancy is pivotal to reducing child stunting in developing countries, researchers said on Tuesday, as a new study showed poor child growth often starts in the womb.
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Proper Growth In Children Can Make India Richer By $38 Billion
If stunting and other delays in physical development of children were to be eradicated, the country that would stand to gain most would be India – a whopping $37.9 billion, says a new study by the scientists of Harvard university. The study said children born in developing countries this year will lose more than $177 billion in potential life-tim...
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Has Your Kid Stopped Growing? It Could Be Short Stature Condition
If you notice significant lack of growth in your kid compared to his/her peers, do not panic as it is a common symptom for children suffering from short stature condition, says a doctor at a hospital in New Delhi who has successful treated a nine-year-old boy who stopped growing for the past three years.
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Scientific Review Finds Asthma Drugs Suppress Child Growth
Corticosteroid drugs given via inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, according to two systematic reviews of scientific studies on the issue.
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Risk of high BP in children
Small baby boys who are thin at birth and gain weight rapidly in childhood and adolescence appear to be at a higher risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. These higher blood pressure levels may contribute to heart disease later in life.
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Iodine Deficiency In Children: Signs And Symptoms That Parents Should Watch Out For
Children with iodine deficiency tend to have goitre (a swollen thyroid), stunted height, poor school performance, and even permanent IQ drops from impaired brain development.
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Fun, Cool Snacks For Kids, Packed With Growth Nutrients
Snacks play an important role in children's nutrition. Creating interesting dishes is a smart way to sneak in growth nutrients in fun, colourful, and hydrating forms.
-
Diabetes: Here's How Type-1 Diabetes Affects A Child's Growth
Type-1 diabetes also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
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Balance And Coordination: The Key To Your Child's Growth; Tips And Benefits Of Improving Body Balance
The earlier your child starts practicing the art of maintaining balance, the better it is for his/her growth. Here are some tips to improve balance and coordination for children in their growing age.
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For Very Short Child, Should Parents Consider Growth Hormone Therapy?
Adults with severe shortness (less than 63 inches for men and 59 inches for women) may face difficulties with everyday tasks such as driving a car.
-
This Is Why Kids Should Not Go To The Gym!
Too much exercise in childhood, according to research can hamper the effective working of the child's immune system and also negatively impact your child's growth.
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Childhood Stunting In India Reduces By Nearly 10% In Last Decade: Survey
New Delhi: During Question Hour in the Lok Sabha last week, the Rural Development Minister Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s deputy Ram Kripal Yadav said the incidence of stunted growth among children below five years age has declined to 38.4 per cent in 2015-16. Malnutrition among children is mainly due to malnutrition among their mothers, ...
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Mothers' Nutrition Pivotal for Healthy Child Growth, Study
Improving mothers' nutrition before and during pregnancy is pivotal to reducing child stunting in developing countries, researchers said on Tuesday, as a new study showed poor child growth often starts in the womb.
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Proper Growth In Children Can Make India Richer By $38 Billion
If stunting and other delays in physical development of children were to be eradicated, the country that would stand to gain most would be India – a whopping $37.9 billion, says a new study by the scientists of Harvard university. The study said children born in developing countries this year will lose more than $177 billion in potential life-tim...
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Has Your Kid Stopped Growing? It Could Be Short Stature Condition
If you notice significant lack of growth in your kid compared to his/her peers, do not panic as it is a common symptom for children suffering from short stature condition, says a doctor at a hospital in New Delhi who has successful treated a nine-year-old boy who stopped growing for the past three years.
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Scientific Review Finds Asthma Drugs Suppress Child Growth
Corticosteroid drugs given via inhalers to children with asthma may suppress their growth, according to two systematic reviews of scientific studies on the issue.
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Risk of high BP in children
Small baby boys who are thin at birth and gain weight rapidly in childhood and adolescence appear to be at a higher risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. These higher blood pressure levels may contribute to heart disease later in life.
