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Topics A-Z > Childhood Overweight/Obesity

Childhood Overweight/Obesity      Locate research on this topic
bullet Super Kids Nutrition, Inc.:
 
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Five Simple Steps to Combat Child Obesity
 
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Defining Overweight and Obesity: What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
 
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Obesity Trends in Children
  bullet Preschool and Pre-Diabetes: The Obesity Risk in Toddlers and School Age Children
 
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Prevent Obesity in Your 2 to 4 Year-Old Child
 
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Turn Your NEAT On
 
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TV and its Link to Obesity
 
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What is a Calorie?
 
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Worried About Your Child's Weight? Ask the Right Questions
bullet Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource List for Educators and Researchers [PDF] - USDA, Food and Nutrition Information Center. 
bullet Childhood Obesity: Assessment, Prevention and Treatment - University of Minnesota.
bullet Childhood Obesity Tools - National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality.
bullet Childhood Overweight: A Fact Sheet for Professionals [PDF] - University of California, Berkeley, Center for Weight and Health
bullet Childhood Overweight: Trends, Health Consequences, and Recommendations for Action [PDF] - Project PA.
bullet Children's BMI & Percentile Graph Calculator - USDA, ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine.
bullet Does My Child Have a Weight Problem? [PDF] - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Team Nutrition, Nibbles for Health Nutrition Newsletters for Parents.
bullet Eat Smart Play Hard - Healthy Lifestyle - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service.
bullet The Family Shapes a Child's Healthy Weight - Kansas State University Extension.
bullet Fun, Food and Fitness Community Action Toolkit [PDF - 31 pages] - American Council for Fitness and Nutrition. This toolkit is designed to target the African American population. A toolkit targeting Hispanic Americans is also available entitled the Salud Festival Community Action Kit [PDF - 24 pages].
bullet Food and Fun for Families - USDA, WIC Works.
bullet Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children - Weight Realities Division of the Society for Nutrition Education. 
bullet Helping Your Overweight Child - Weight Control Information Network.
bullet Knowledge Path: Overweight in Children and Adolescents - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
bullet Marketing, Self-Regulation and Childhood Obesity - Federal Trade Commission.
bullet Obesity in Children - Medline Plus.
bullet Overweight/Obesity - USDA, WIC Works.
bullet Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance - Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
bullet Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity - American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement.
bullet Reducing Risk of Childhood Overweight Among Immigrant Families From Southeast Asia and China - Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley (handouts in Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, Vietnamese and English available to download)
bullet Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
bullet We Can! - National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
bullet WIC Fit Kids, A SWR "On the Road to Excellence" Video-Teleconference, Syllabus, Slides and Videotapes (April 2003) - USDA, WIC Works. 
bullet Your Child's Weight: Help your Child with Successful Weight Management - Baylor College of Medicine. 



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