Most people with Graves' disease have symptoms that are bothersome. If you have symptoms of Graves' disease, your doctor will do an exam and order one or more tests. Tests used to help find out if you have Graves' disease include: 1  Thyroid function tests.2  A blood sample is sent to a lab to see if your body has the right amount of thyroid hormone (T4) and TSH.ost people with Graves' disease have symptoms of an overactive thyroid, such as: 1  Goiter (enlarged thyroid). 2  Trouble sleeping. 3  Irritability or nervousness. 4  Heat sensitivity, increased sweating. 5  Hand tremors. 6  Rapid heartbeat.
For 6â11 year old children, the prevalence of obesity increased from 4.0 percent in 1971â74 to 18.0 percent in 2009â10. The prevalence of overweight in adolescents ages 12â19 increased from 6.1 percent to 18.4 percent. Reaching and maintaining an appropriate body weight is important.
And nearly 30 percent of U.S. children and teens are either obese or overweight, up from 19 percent in 1980. Thatâs nearly twice as many as in Europe. Just 4 percent of kids in the Netherlands or Sweden are overweight.he survey finds that 160 million Americans are either obese or overweight. The U.S. has 78 million obese adults, the highest number of any country in the world, even China, with four times the population. Nearly three-quarters of American men and more than 60 percent of women are obese or overweight, it finds.