Parents, learn 9 dos and don'ts for when it comes to talking to your overweight child and helping her get healthy.
Read more...Over a hundred students at Public School System's Head Start program are either overweight or underweight, according to program director Melissa Palacios.
Read more...“Fat kids become fat adults” may sound like the taunt of a schoolyard bully. But if you live in Georgia, it’s an expression you might see pasted on a billboard. Or printed on a flyer. Or featured in a TV commercial. In fact, it’s just one of many slogans used in a series of Atlanta ads featuring five overweight (actor) kids: Meet Bobby, Maritza, Tamika, Tina, and Jaden. In one uncomfortable ...
Read more...CHICAGO, IL-- - In two recently published studies related to childhood obesity and weight loss, researchers from Wellspring, the leading provider of treatment programs for overweight young people and a ...
Read more...COMMENTARY | Georgia is throwing the hammer down on childhood obesity. Its tough campaign, Strong4Life, is designed to be a wake-up call, but is drawing critics across the country. The ads and billboards each feature an obese child with slogans such as, "stop sugar-coating" the problem; "fat kids become fat adults," "my fat may be funny for you, but it is killing me," or the worst, in my opinion ...
Read more...It may seem like stating the obvious, to those of us who work with overweight and obese children, however, the American Heart Association just released a scientific statement about the role of parents, families and caregivers in the treatment of obese kids.
Read more...Dear Dr. K: My 12-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son are both overweight. What can I do to help my kids get back to a healthier weight? Dear Reader: Some of my patients seem to think that it doesn't matter how much their pre-teen and teenage kids eat, so long as the kids keep growing normally.
Read more...Q My 12-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son are both overweight.
Read more...In the U.S., 68% of adults age 20 and over are overweight or obese, while 31.7% of the nation's children and adolescents age two to 19 are overweight or obese.
Read more...There’s an epidemic going on right now in children’s health, and you’ve no doubt heard the news reports — childhood obesity is at an all-time high.
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