"Adult obesity already has been tied to headaches, so helping kids get into the normal weight range could prevent years of pain and disability...Chronic headaches are common in childhood, with surveys suggesting they're experienced by anywhere from one out of four to one in 10 kids... But the overweight children who had lost weight three months after their first visit reported about half as many headaches as the heavy kids who continued to gain weight."Though several different factors could cause the headaches - everything from dehydration to the stress of being teased - kids with headaches are less physically active, which can lead to a continued cycle of obesity and deteriorating health. Source: USA Today
Labels: health_care, headaches, pain
Posted By: Aspen Education Group
