To dig deeper,Stackercrunched the numbers ondata collected by the Department of Agricultureover a 15-year period to determine the food-consumption habits of the average American, ranked per capita and broken down by age group, (for this list, children are considered those younger than age 20, ...
Psychotherapy for tics and tic disorders typically involves education about tic disorders and therapy for the family as well as individual treatment for the child. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) urges parents to avoid blaming or punishing the child for the tics, as...
It shows that the average American is carrying too much body fat and far too little muscle mass. We clearly see this when we compare the above statistics to the lean body mass standards. The following chart shows healthy lean body percentage ranges by age: Age Healthy LBM Women Healthy LBM...
The American Academy of Pediatrics says caffeine in small amounts can help the physical performance of adults. But the academy urges parents not to allow children to take even small amounts of caffeine owing to caffeine’s possible negative effects on a child’s heart and brain development. 8...
, and magnesium (5.5% of magnesium supply). The analysis of the consumption structure of this category of food showed that the subgroup of other nonalcoholic beverages brings more than three-fourth of carbohydrates (77%), vitamin B6 and folates (76% each), and 43% of vitamin C supplied ...