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Intellectual Disability, Childhood Overweight and Obesity by Ray Marks* in Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Exercise, a vital health-promoting activity, regardless of health status, is often recommended for helping to prevent or reduce the onset and progression of obesity, a major global health concern. Yet, even though youth with disabilities may be at a high risk for obesity, little effort seems to be applied towards encouraging the use exercise among youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This brief attempts to explain why obesity prevention is needed and how to promote this among this special needs group of youth, where participating in physical activity and sustaining this is very challenging.   https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/fulltext/DIDD.000503.php  

Social Isolation in the Elderly; Physical Activity to the Rescue by Ogundiran Opeyemi Olufemi* in  Degenerative Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Human beings are naturally sociable, and this evidence can be seen in the establishment of many types of relationships among them. There are endless benefits associated with social interactions which are critical to the maintenance of optimal health. A socially-isolated individual usually lacks a sense of belonging among his or her peers which could inevitably lead to depression or its associated symptoms especially in the geriatric population. The problem of social isolation among older adults is emerging due to several risk factors. The major aim of this opinion article is to critically examine the relevance of physical activity in tackling social isolation among the elderly. https://crimsonpublishers.com/didd/fulltext/DIDD.000502.php