Fighting the childhood obesity epidemic 19 Articles

by Susan Andresen

Drive up to any fast food window and they will automatically expect you to want it Super-sized. Doctors use fuzzy terms to define children's weight. "At risk for overweight" or "Overweight" are polite categories for those ...read more

by Lysa Christopher

The Future of Children Fighting Childhood Obesity One of the nation's largest-growing health problems is childhood obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 19 percent of child...read more

by Brawta

So much has been written about childhood obesity. This growing problem has become an epidemic and as a nation we continue to find it difficult to stem this out of control condition, Studies have shown that being obese in...read more

by Megan Williams

7 Ways to help prevent obesity in your child The American Heart Association issued new guidelines for kids to try and stem the obesity epidemic. Following them will also help curb diabetes. #1. Drink only 100% juice...read more

by Bill Whitney

In most cases childhood obesity is the fault of the parent. There are cases where there is a medical problem like thyroid or something but probably 98% of all the obese kids are that way because of what they are fed and w...read more

by Lisa Papez

How do you fight the childhood obesity epidemic? Step One: Stop Blaming Everyone Else Is it the school's responsibility to ensure healthy nutrition for our children? With the lunch programs in place to help underpri...read more

by Patricia Carter

Obesity in Children Living in The United States Obesity is becoming a big problem, especially among the non-white population, here in the United States. Every 2 of 3 people here are either overweight, or obese. Now, t...read more

by Marrid

The childhood obesity percentile is through the roof. Some schools do not feed the children healthy food neither does the parents. Some schools feed the children processed and frozen foods such as previously frozen chicken...read more

by Monica Edwards

Did you know that approximately 9 million children over the age of 6 are considered obese? Over the past decade, the childhood obesity rate continues to climb at an alarming rate with children preschool children age...read more

by John Tyler

Oh, dear! So now, following the scientific confirmation of a genetic factor for obesity, the obese parents of obese children will say it's all in the genes. What a wonderful excuse! The reality is that our genes give u...read more

by Meredith Seals

Fighting the childhood obesity epidemic will require several commitments. Parents, educators, legislators, and children themselves- will all have to combine energies. This epidemic did not occur overnight, and will take s...read more

by M. J. Joachim

Childhood Obesity Linked to Junk Food As parents, we don't want to deal with negative responses from our children. We would rather live in peace, so sometimes we do not correct poor behavior. Childhood obesity should ...read more

by Shirley Gooding

This title is a misnomer since 17% of a population does not an epidemic make. Yes, I have seen some rolly-polly infants and children but often in their culture chubby is considered healthy and cute. A child who is constan...read more

by James Dreyer

"You're so fat that your mama won't let you have a dog 'cause she's scared you might eat it!" Wow, kids can be so cruel. They don't try to hide what they are saying. They tend to call it as they see it, and if they se...read more

by Sophia Moon

There is a dangerous epidemic affecting our children. It's called obesity. There are many reasons for this problem. When we take a look at this growing problem we can take steps to either prevent it in our children or help...read more

by Rosie Reeves

As a tween, teen and young adult I was overweight. Yes, so were my parents. My mother served us home-cooked meals prepared with love - and lots of extra calories! When I moved out on my own I went to a weight loss progr...read more

by Krin Pender-Gunn

A vast amount of literature exists regarding weight loss, ideal weight and fitness. There are hundreds of web sites to help (or hinder!) the person on their quest for information. But, is there actually an epidemic? Probab...read more

by Linda Dabydeen

Ofcom, independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries announced recently a decision to enforce a total ban on advetising for junk food in and around all programmes of appeal to those u...read more

by Rhiannon P

I wonder if Carmen Electra- hell, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Lucy Liu, Beyonce- look in the mirror and doubt their beauty. Society says they're beautiful. Society tells them they're beautiful. Little girls put pictu...read more