Obesity infants

A more recent finding and term now used for a protein deficiency syndrome is PCM-plus, or infantile obesity. This is a condition that occurs among the more affluent populations where an infant is bottlefed, where hygiene is adequate, and where funds are adequate. Overfeeding of an improperly balanced formula can cause the condition. The condition does not occur with breast feeding because the volume of intake is regulated by the infant s appetite and thiist,... 

Breast milk also safeguards against obesity and cancer. Several carefully designed studies have found that artificially fed infants go on to suffer significantly higher rates of Hodgkin s lymphoma than babies breastfed for six months or more. 

However, even with these precautions, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers should breast-feed their babies for at least a year, and longer if possible, while the World Health Organization says two years should be the minimum. Many studies have shown that babies who get human milk are healthier, less likely to become obese and may have better brain function (Gartner et al., 1997). Infant milk manufacturers have taken note and regularly adjust their formulae to resemble human milk more closely. 

Heat waves result in adverse health effects in cities more than in rural areas. During periods of sustained environmental heat—particularly during the summer— the numbers of deaths classified as heat related (e.g., heatstroke) and attributed to other causes (e.g., cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory disease) increase substantially. Those at an increased risk for heat-related mortality are elderly persons, infants, persons with chronic conditions (including obesity), patients taking medications that predispose them to heatstroke (e.g., neuroleptics or anticholinergics), and persons confined to bed or who otherwise are unable to care for themselves. 

Since diabetes mellitus is an insidious disorder, testing of asymptomatic patients may be desirable under certain conditions, including age 45 years or older obesity first-degree relatives of diabetics members of high-risk ethnic population (e.g.. Native American, Hispanic, African-American) women who have delivered an infant weighing more than 9 lb (4.08 kg) or have had gestational diabetes mellitus hypertension abnormal lipid studies recurring... 

Pediatrics/neonatology The medical treatment and study of children and infants, respectively. Studies in these areas include anorexia, asthma, ADHD, birth defects, cancers in children, child depression, growth deficiencies, juvenile diabetes, obesity, strep throat, vaccines, and others. 

Studies comparing the Schwartz-predicted GFR versus measured GFR noted that the Schwartz formula overestimated GFR in patients with decreasing GFR. The formula may not provide an accurate estimation of GFR in patients with rapidly changing serum creatinine concentrations, as seen in the critical care setting, in infants younger than 1 week of age, and in patients with obesity, malnutrition, or muscle wasting. Factors that interfere with serum creatinine measurement also may cause errors in estimation of GFR. 

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Skeletal muscle accounts for 457o of the weight of the non-obese adult, and acts as a depository of half or more of the free amino acids present in the body (Munro, 1970). Furthermore, transport of amino acids into muscle and subsequent deposition as muscle protein are under the control of insulin (Munro, 1970). It can be concluded that removal of infused amino acids is to some extent dependent on skeletal muscle. However, in the case of the newborn infant, skeletal muscle accounts for only about 257> of body weight (Miller, 1969) and this must alter the proportion of infused amino acids passing into the musculature. 

Less obesity— The low calorie content of human milk, along with the lack of maternal concentration of feedings, are important factors in the uncommonness of infantile obesity in breast-fed infants. 

Infant cereals— These items account for only a small fraction of the total consumption of grain products in the United States, yet they represent a nutritious group of fortified cereal products that might be used profitably by people of all ages. However, some mothers may feed their babies excessive amounts of cereals, milk, and other foods in the belief that it a little is good, more is better. Overfed infants may become afflicted with lifelong obesity. 

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