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Waist size and body mass index are risk factors for sleep disordered breathing in children

A study in the June 1 issue of the journal Sleep found that waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) are consistent, independent risk factors for all severity levels of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children, suggesting that as with adult SDB, metabolic factors are important risk factors for childhood SDB. Continue reading

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Technique to End Binge Eating Disorder

Even though binge eating is in some ways like bulimia, the main difference is that binge eaters don’t purge themselves of the ingested food. What they share with bulimics is the desire or need to find comfort Continue reading

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