Resources for Parents

Web Sites

• Team Nutrition
• Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• MayoClinic
• Eat Smart, Play Hard
• MyPyramid for Kids
• KidsHealth.org (en español)
• American Obesity Association - Childhood Obesity

Articles

• Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Keep a Healthy Weight (en español)
  How do you know if your child is overweight? What can you do if your child is overweight?
  
• KidSource Online: Childhood Obesity
  An article that helps to determine obesity in children. Also describes causes as well as possible treatments and prevention.
  
• Childhood Obesity, June 2002 Word on Health - National Institutes ....
  Childhood Obesity on the Rise, an article in the June 2002 edition of The NIH Word on Health - Consumer Information Based on Research from the National ...
  
• Childhood obesity: Make weight loss a family affair - MayoClinic.co...
  Treating childhood obesity requires the entire family. Here's how to make changes at home.
  
• The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease .....
  Overweight and obesity are closely linked to type 2 diabetes. ... Try not to make your child feel different if he or she is overweight but focus on ...
  
• MedlinePlus: Obesity in Children (en español)
  Treatment; Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment (American Obesity Association); Childhood Obesity: Make Weight Loss a Family Affair ...
  
• Overweight and Obesity (en español)
  He or she may also decide to screen for some of the medical conditions that can be associated with obesity (see below). Depending on the child's BMI, age, ...
  
• Childhood Obesity: Causes & Prevention
  of Agriculture held a symposium on Childhood Obesity: Causes and ... this very significant symposium on childhood obesity--its causes and prevention. ...
  
• The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity - Kaiser Family Foundation
  New report reviews more than 40 studies and concludes children who spend the most time with media are more likely to be overweight.