Early obesity risk flagged for two year olds in local study
In South Hampton Roads doctors from CHKD and Eastern Virginia Medical School reviewed 111 overweight children average age 12, finding more than half were overweight by age two and 90 percent by age five. The retrospective study suggests weight interventions may need to begin earlier.
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Norfolk
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Vu Nguyen
John Harrington
Children’s Hospital
Norfolk-based
Harrington
Nguyen
CHKD
Lawrence Pasquinelli
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
American Academy of Pediatrics
Healthy You nutrition tips for families at CHKD
A CHKD Healthy You weight management program offers a pamphlet promoting healthy habits for children and parents. It advocates more fruits and vegetables, water over sugary drinks, low fat dairy, limited screen time, and regular activity with practical steps for meals and daily routines.
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Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Personal trainer gifts and swim fin debate
Reader discusses gifting a trainer for a self conscious beginner and tips on choosing private gyms. The column notes privacy benefits and trainer charges, then shifts to swim fins, with coach Clay Britt advising against fins for swimming and stressing coaching and technique for real progress.
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Washington, D.C
Clay Britt
Britt
Michael Phelps
Living without pancreas after Whipple operation
A reader recounts a Whipple procedure performed twenty five years ago with pancreatic removal and insulin dependence. Dr Donohue explains the surgery’s scope and pancreas roles, notes survival varies by reason for operation, and asks the reader to provide more details to assess longevity.
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Dr. Donahue
Whipple
Community Calendar notes for Cedar Rapids and area
Community calendar items include Noelridge Farmers Market at Collins Road NE Cedar Rapids 4 to 6 p.m. and Coralville Farmers Market at S T Morrison Park 5 to 8 p.m. Listings give times locations and contact numbers for city and county meetings library board sessions and zoning and planning hearings.
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Gazcomm.com
the Gazette
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Coralville
S.T. Morrison Park
River Ridge Dr
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Westdale Mall
Linn County Board of Health
13Th St
Linn County Partnership For Safe Families Advisory Board
Echo Hill Presbyterian Church
B Ave
Linn County Conservation Board
County Home Rd
Marion
Robins
Cedar Rapids Neighborhood Community Meeting
Jefferson High School
Fairfax Public Library Board of Directors
Man rejects engagement ring proposes annuity instead
A reader in Denver asks for alternatives to an engagement ring citing dislike of rings and desire for a useful gift. The columnist cautions about partner consent, warns against rigid control, and advises discussing expectations before proposing.
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Abby
Denver
Abandoned wife seeks guidance on exposing rival dominatrix
A separated wife torn by her husband’s yearlong affair with a professional dominatrix asks if going to a local paper with allegations is just revenge or could trigger violence. The advice urges legal separation to settle custody and support and warns media tips risk exposing herself.
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Carmy
Amy
Grace
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Elizabeth Simpson
Chkd. Org
Vicky Hallett
Washington Post
Donohue
P.O. Box
Orlando
Paul
Ve! North America Syndicate
Farmers Markets
San Francisco
DearAbby.com
Los Angeles
Dear Abby
Jeanne Phillips
Universal Press Syndicate
Askamy
Tribune.com
Chicago Tribune
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Amy Dickinson
Tribune Media Services
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