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Bookmark or Share- Childhood obesity - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicDiet. Regularly eating high-calorie foods, such as fast foods, baked goods and vending machine snacks, can cause your child to gain weight. Candy and desserts also can cause weight gain, and more and more evidence points to sugary drinks, including fruit juices and sports drinks, as culprits in obesity in some people. Lack of exercise.
- Calorie calculator - Mayo ClinicCalorie Calculator. Use the calorie calculator to estimate the number of daily calories your body needs to maintain your current weight. If you're pregnant or breast-feeding, are a competitive athlete, or have a metabolic disease, such as diabetes, the calorie calculator may overestimate or underestimate your actual calorie needs.
- Bulimia nervosa - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicSigns of bulimia that family and friends may notice include: Always worrying about eating or being overweight. Having a distorted or negative body image or both. Eating unusually large amounts of food over and over again in one sitting. Following a strict diet or fasting after binge eating.
- Pregnancy weight gain: What's healthy? - Mayo ClinicConsider these general guidelines for pregnancy weight gain: Pre-pregnancy weight. Recommended weight gain. Source: Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. Underweight (BMI below 18.5) 28 to 40 lbs. (about 13 to 18 kg) Healthy weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) 25 to 35 lbs. (about 11 to 16 kg) Overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9)
- Anorexia nervosa - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicDiagnosis. If your healthcare professional thinks that you have anorexia nervosa, you may have several tests and exams to pinpoint a diagnosis, rule out medical causes for the weight loss and check for any related complications. These exams and tests generally include: Physical exam. This exam includes measuring your height and weight and ...
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