- Overweight in Children and Adolescents
From the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and decrease overweight and obesity.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/fact_adolescents.htm
- Kid Source Online: Childhood Obesity
Information including defining obesity in children, problems, treatment, and prevention.
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/obesity.html
- Word on Health: Childhood Obesity on the Rise
From the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Offers advice to parents, including information resources and tips for helping children maintain a healthy body weight.
www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm
- Kaiser Family Foundation: The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity
Reviews more than 40 studies on the role of media in the nation's dramatically increasing rates of childhood obesity.
www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia022404pkg.cfm
- Get Kids in Action
Offers ideas for healthy, fun activities, nutritional information that's relevant to kids, and straight talk on the myths and facts surrounding childhood obesity.
www.getkidsinaction.org
- Childhood Obesity: Parenting Advice
Offers tips for parents to help overweight children build and maintain a positive self-image as well as lose weight. From the Mayo Clinic.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/FL00058
- Commercial Alert: Childhood Obesity Overview
Articles and news releases about childhood obesity.
www.commercialalert.org/index.php/category_id/5/subcategory_id/72/article_i...
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, aiming to fight childhood obesity. Browse through their programs for schools, the food and beverage industry, and parents, or become a part of their Go Healthy Challenge.
www.healthiergeneration.org
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