Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.
It’s not uncommon to question whether your weight is normal when you’re growing so rapidly during your teen years. However, the answer isn’t always as simple as it might seem. Teens have different bodies that grow at different rates, which means that you and a friend could be the same height but 25 lbs.
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About two-thirds of your body is water, but you consistently lose fluids from breathing, urination, perspiration and defecation. You become dehydrated when you don’t drink enough fluids to replenish your stores.
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If you ever turn on the television or open a magazine, the ads you see may lead you to believe that perfect thighs are everywhere. In reality, however, even supermodels get some thigh-beautifying help from makeup artists and computer technology.
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Because your brain doesn’t immediately register that your stomach is full, you may be at risk of eating more than your body needs and getting too full if you are prone to eating quickly or on-the-go. You can reduce your calorie intake if you focus on slowing down and enjoying every bite of food during meals.
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You might assume that your child’s heaviest friend isn’t as healthy as his average-sized friend, or that his tiny friend isn’t getting quite enough to eat, but size isn’t always an indicator of health, according to the website, KidsHealth.
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Dyspepsia, or indigestion, commonly causes burning or gnawing sensations in the upper abdomen. Other symptoms of indigestion include belching, bloating, heartburn, vomiting and nausea.
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Simply stepping on a scale won’t tell you everything you need to know about your health. For example, two 12-year-olds of different heights can both be healthy, even though they weigh two very different amounts.
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If you are a 12-year-old boy who struggles with your weight, you’re not alone. The amount of obese adolescents from 12 to 19 years old more than tripled since the early 1980s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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At 4 months old, your baby may not quite be ready to handle solids but she is gradually approaching that milestone. She has about doubled her birth weight, her stomach has grown a lot since birth and she can handle larger amounts of breast milk or formula at a time, according to BabyCenter.
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Since eating fewer calories is one way to lose weight, you may believe that you will see results faster by severely cutting your food intake. At first, you may even be rewarded with the fast results you’re after.
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