Dispelling the myths and learning some truths about childhood obesity
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- Suggestions for working with fat children in the schools. Loewy, Michael I. // Professional School Counseling;Apr98, Vol. 1 Issue 4, p18
Addresses issues pertaining the social and emotional experiences of fat children in the United States. Impact of prejudice on self-esteem; Efforts of parents to encourage their children to lose weight as a result of erroneous perceptions; Comments on failure of weight loss programs; Suggestions...
- Overweight kids take control. // Current Health 1;Feb98, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p20
Focuses on obesity in children in the United States. Estimated number of American children who are obese according to the National Center for Health Statistics; Information on obesity; Why some people become obese; How obesity can be controlled. INSET: Eat right and get movin'.
- The 1995 NIH conference on children. Ikeda, Joane P.; Sigman-Grant, Madeleine // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p104
Editorial. Comments on the National Institute of Health's Workshop on Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity: Research Directions. Recognition of the public and private sectors of a multi-dimensional approach to prevention of childhood obesity; Disappointments of the author; Need for...
- Children's obesity rates rise. // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p105
Reports on a study from the 1995 issue of the `Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine' periodical concerning the rise in obesity rates in children. Prevalence of overweight in children as defined by the body mass index; Warning by federal researchers that low calorie diets may interfere...
- NIH conference deals with children. Ikeda, Joanne P.; Sigman-Grant, Madeleine // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p106
Reports on the National Institute of Health's conference that discussed obesity in children entitled `Workshop on Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity: Research Directions.' Topics discussed includes genetic variation; Prenatal influence; Insulin action; Racial fat distribution; Social...
- Promoting size acceptance for children. Ikeda, Joanne P. // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p108
Reports on the precipitating factors that lead to obesity in children. Advice on the prevention of obesity in children; Potential effects of obesity to self-esteem; Need for realistic expectations of parents concerning the size of their children; Need for bias-free schools; Need of support from...
- The new paradigm of trust. Satter, Ellyn // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p110
Reports on the current and emerging paradigms of obesity for the proper assessment of obesity in children. Model of primary prevention; Need to define obesity; Distinction of fatness and obesity; Evaluation of the new paradigms of obesity; Issued considered in the assessment of obesity in children.
- Heaviest children log increases. // Healthy Weight Journal;Jan/Feb97, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p6
Cites a study published in `Obesity Research' which reevaluated a study which found a steep increase in the prevalence of obesity among children in the United States. Heaviest children as the only group to log weight increases.
- Ignore kids now, they'll be fat later. Verespej, Michael A. // Industry Week/IW;12/5/94, Vol. 243 Issue 22, p19
Reports on the results of a study conducted by the Copenhagen Health Services in Denmark on the relationships between parent supervision and obesity in children. Number of children in study; Ages; Neglect as one of the leading causes.
- Studies indicate fat kids will be fat adults. // Jet;7/10/95, Vol. 88 Issue 9, p18
Reports on studies which suggest that fat children have a tendency to be overweight adults. Prevalence of obesity in families; Evidence to support the genetic nature of obesity.
