Adult Conditions Kids Can Get, Too

Sources Medically Reviewed on 01/16/2020 Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on January 16, 2020
CDC: “Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1963-1965 Through 2013-2014,” “Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences,” “Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Kids,“ “Shingles (Herpes Zoster.)”
American Academy of Pediatrics: “Screening & Treating Kids for High Blood Pressure: AAP Report Explained,” “Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents.”
American Heart Association: “High Blood Pressure in Children.”
American Academy of Family Physicians: “Cholesterol and Your Child.”
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: “Prediabetes & Insulin Resistance,” “Kidney Stones in Children.”
American Diabetes Association: “Facts About Type 2.”
Children’s Liver Disease Foundation: “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.”
Contemporary Pediatrics: “Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.”
Medscape: “Pediatric Gallstones,” “Childhood Sleep Apnea,” “Pediatric Osteoporosis.”
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: “Gallstones.”
American Family Physician: “Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children.”
American Sleep Apnea Association: “Children’s Sleep Apnea.”
UpToDate: “Patient education: Kidney stones in children (Beyond the Basics.)”
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal: “Herpes Zoster in Otherwise Healthy Children."
National Institute of Mental Health: “Treatment of Children with Mental Illness.”
American Stroke Association: “Pediatric Stroke.”
National Stroke Association: “Pediatric Stroke.”
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: “Juvenile Arthritis,” “Juvenile Osteoporosis.”
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: “The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Bone, Joint and Muscle Health.”
Glaucoma Research Foundation: “Childhood Glaucoma.”
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: “Glaucoma for Children.”
Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on January 16, 2020
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