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Strenuous Exercise – Dr Harjeet Singh [BFM – Podcast]
How do elite athletes train so strenuously without injuring their bodies? Can the regular exercise enthusiast replicate these results with enough attempts and enough high-intensity training, or would it be detrimental to our fitness?
Continue readingSports-Related Arthritis – Dr Harjeet Singh [BFM – Podcast]
Arthritis is thought of as the domain of the old, lessening their movement and causing pain. But sports injuries and repetitive movements can also be culprits causing arthritis in the young and active. Dr. Harjeet Singh explains sports-related arthritis to us.
Continue readingChildhood Obesity Part 4 – he loves Mc.., what should I do?
Parents concerned about their child’s weight should encourage a variety of fresh, nutritious foods in his or her diet.
Continue readingChildhood Obesity Part 3 – should I ask my child to go on a Nutrition & Eating habits?
Expert advice is that most children who are overweight should not be encouraged to actually lose weight. Instead they are encouraged to maintain their weight, so they gradually “grow into it” as they get taller.
Continue readingChildhood Obesity Part 2 – what is the ideal weight?
What is a healthy weight for a child?
Parents may find it difficult to tell whether their child has temporary “puppy fat” or is genuinely overweight. In adults, a simple formula (the body mass index or BMI) is used to work out whether a person is the right weight for their height.
Continue readingChildhood Obesity Part 1 – Has it becomes an Epidemic?
The world-wide prevalence of obesity in childhood varies from 2.6-3.6% in Finland, 15% in the UK, 10.8% in the United States, 11.2-12.5% in Navajo Indian school children, 7.56 in Indian children, 16.1% in Singapore school children, 14.3% in Thailand, and about 7.8% in a local Malaysian study of school children in a rural area.
Continue readingPneumonia in children
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs which can be caused by infective organisms such as viruses, bacteria or fungi. There are also non- infective causes of pneumonia caused by smoke inhalation, toxic fumes, gasteroesophageal reflux or foreign bodies.
Continue readingLiposuction
While definitely not a replacement for a healthy diet and regular exercise, modern-day liposuction surgery (sometimes referred to as liposculpturing) can safely and permanently address those hard-to-lose fatty deposits that simply don’t respond to diet and exercise, creating big improvements in body contour and shape.
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