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Obesity in Children
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Xenical Helps Obese Teens Shed Weight (06/14/2005, Reuters Health)
- Obese Kids' Excess Pounds Make Exercise Tough (06/10/2005, Reuters Health)
- Low-Fat Diets Have Modest Success in Kids (06/09/2005, Reuters Health)
- More News on Obesity in Children
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Helping Your Overweight Child (NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network)
- We Can! Families Finding the Balance (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
Overviews
- Overviews
- Is Your Child Overweight? (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Overweight and Obesity (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Childhood Obesity: Prevalence and Identification (American Obesity Association)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment (American Obesity Association)
- Is Dieting OK for Kids? (Nemours Foundation)
- What about a Formal Weight-Loss Program for Children? (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Childhood Obesity: Prevention (American Obesity Association)
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Body Mass Index (Nemours Foundation)
- Childhood Obesity on the Rise (National Institutes of Health)
- Childhood Obesity: What Parents Can Do (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Keep a Healthy Weight (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Lose Weight (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Sensible Approaches to Children's Weight Problems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What Being Overweight Means (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Research
- Research
- Being Overweight Associated with Behavior Problems in Girls Starting School (Nemours Foundation)
- Eating Food Away from Home Contributes to Excess Weight in Many School-Age Kids (Nemours Foundation)
- Exercise Program Boosts Heart Health in Obese Kids (Nemours Foundation)
- Interactions Between Parents and Kids May Contribute to Overweight in Children (Nemours Foundation)
- Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Childs Mental Health; Research Shows Significant Risks, Impacts (American Psychiatric Association) - Links to PDF
- Overweight Teens Are Less Likely to Compensate for Eating Too Many Calories from Fast Food (Nemours Foundation)
- Parents and Kids Benefit from Preschool Obesity Prevention Program (Nemours Foundation)
- Transition from Teen Years to Adulthood Marks Period of Increased Risk for Developing Obesity (Nemours Foundation)
- U.S. Teens More Overweight Than Youth in 14 Other Countries (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Weight Gain That Starts in Childhood Leads to Enlarged Hearts for Young Adults (American Heart Association)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glossary (NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Obesity Association
- KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Weight-Control Information Network (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Childhood Obesity in the United States: Facts and Figures (Institute of Medicine) - Links to PDF
- FASTATS: Overweight Prevalence (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Obesity in Youth (American Obesity Association)