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What are the signs and symptoms of pediatric and adolescent abnormal weight gain? If weight gain is caused by a medical condition or is a side effect of a medication, the symptoms will vary and be specific to that cause. Other symptoms can include: Abdominal bloating or discomfort; Edema (fluid retention)
Introducing guidelines and resources to help standardize the assessment and communication of excessive weight gain in children <2 could augment PCPs' strategies for managing accelerated weight-gain trajectories to mitigate rates of childhood obesity.
7 maj 2021 · This paper provides a detailed investigation of latent patterns of early childhood weight gain between 0 and 60 months. We found five distinct classes and described them in terms of maternal, family, and birth characteristics as well as body size and composition outcomes.
3 paź 2020 · Rapid weight gain (rapid growth) in infancy and early childhood is thought to be a predictor of increased risk of obesity in later life (1, 19). On average, weight decreases within the first 7–14 d after birth; then, it increases rapidly until about 6 mo of age and thereafter, increases at a reduced rate.
Slow weight gain describes a child or infant whose current weight, or rate of weight gain is significantly below that expected for age and sex, or if weight has dropped ≥2 major percentile lines; Slow weight gain may indicate inadequate growth for health and development and should trigger a medical and psychosocial assessment
This article provides an overview of managing excess weight gain in childhood considering aetiology, assessment, lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical interventions, and potential complications.
21 sie 2024 · Definition of slow weight gain — Weight gain normally follows a predictable course from infancy through adolescence. This means that a child's weight increases parallel to any of the curved lines on the growth chart.
