When food enters the lungs instead of the esophagus, it affects breathing and can cause choking and other problems. The structures inside the mouth and neck each have a distinct role in breathing, speaking and swallowing.

A baby who is underweight can fail to develop normally, so it’s essential that your baby get enough nutrients. No two babies have the same feeding schedule. Some are ready to eat at the same time each day and others will be starving one day and uninterested in food the next.

White rice lacks one of the elements known to support weight loss: fiber. It's a rich source of carbohydrates, which are essential for sustaining energy as you cut calories, but the carbs in white rice can cause a surge in blood sugar that undermines weight loss.

Gallbladder disease, gallstones and gallbladder attack can all cause painful symptoms that ebb and flow. You can survive without your gallbladder, a pear-shaped organ situated underneath your liver, so your doctor may recommend removal if it frequently causes you pain.

Vegetables can easily be overlooked in a bodybuilding diet. When you're so focused on getting your protein and carbohydrates in, concentrating on more calorie-dense foods like steak, oats, eggs and rice, vegetables often fall by the wayside.

Pierogies are half-moon shaped dough pockets that are stuffed with mashed potatoes and other ingredients such as cheese, sauerkraut and vegetables. Common pierogi preparations include boiling, sauteing and deep frying.

Arepas, a type of bread popular in Central and South American cuisine, is primarily made of either cornmeal or flour held together with water and seasoned with salt. Some recipes call for the addition of butter, eggs or milk.

Eating an apple in the morning will speed up metabolism, but don’t expect it to help you lose weight -- one apple alone has a small impact. If you really want to crank up your metabolism, keep the apple, and add other protein-rich foods to your morning meal.

Recovery from surgery can be a painful process for anyone, but a toddler has a limited capacity to equate pain with getting better, coupled with an inability to properly express his frustration and pain except through crying.

Excess belly fat doesn't just poke over your waistband: It poses a serious health risk. People who carry weight in their midsection have visceral fat, the type of fat that surrounds your internal organs, pushing your abdominal wall out and creating a "beer belly"-type appearance.

The cutting phase is a term bodybuilders use to describe the period of dieting leading up to a competition. While bodybuilders spend most of the year eating excess calories to build muscle, when a competition is looming, cutting calories is vital to help shed body fat and get as lean as possible for the stage.

Your body naturally maintains a balance of acid and alkaline – measured by pH – and this healthy pH level lets your cells function properly. Proponents of the alkaline diet claim that eating a diet high in fruits and veggies and lower in meat and dairy helps prevent excess acidity that negatively affects your health.