Children and obesity
Tags: OBESITY in children -- Prevention
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- Ounces of prevention that are worth pounds of cure. // Medical Update;Nov94, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p1
Focuses on obesity in children. Importance of controlling weight in children to prevent adult obesity; Weight loss program for overweight children at the Weight Reduction Clinic of the Children's Hospital of Louisiana State University in New Orleans; Suggestions for parents of overweight children.
- Health. Harper, Todd // Youth Studies Australia;Summer1992, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p12
Explains the suggestion that Australian parents and teachers should encourage their children to take up sporting activities in order to avoid obesity, as presented in the October 10, 1992 issue of `Mercury.' Increase in the number of obese children in the country.
- YOUR LETTERS. // Parenting Early Years;Jun2010, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p15
The article discusses letters which laud the periodical's "Fit Generation" campaign, which intends to help children avoid childhood obesity.
- O34 The Little Bites, Big Steps Program to Reduce Childhood Obesity. // Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior;Jul/Aug2009 Supplement, Vol. 41 Issue S4, pS14
An abstract of the article "The Little Bites, Big Steps Program to Reduce Childhood Obesity," by Jo Ann S. Carson is presented.
- P50 Collaboration for Health, Activity and Nutrition in Children's Environments (CHANCE): Helping Low-Income Parents Prevent Childhood Overweight. // Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior;Jul/Aug2009 Supplement, Vol. 41 Issue S4, pS36
An abstract of the article "Collaboration for Health, Activity and Nutrition in Children's Environments (CHANCE): Helping Low-Income Parents Prevent Childhood Overweight," by Megan Lent is presented.
- Fun Food Apps for Kids. // Kiwi;Nov2010, p48
The article presents information on the Apps for Healthy Kids competition being conducted in the U.S. in October 2010 as part of the Let's Move! campaign of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.
- Breastfeeding Lowers Childhood Obesity Risk. // Alive: Canada's Natural Health & Wellness Magazine;Apr2003, Issue 246, p16
Reports on a study of Scottish children indicating that breastfeeding helps prevent childhood obesity. Details of the study; Canadian study to determine if formula-fed infants are at risk for type II diabetes.
- Shape Up! // Black Enterprise;Aug2010, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p62
The article offers information on KIDFIT, an application created by Jamal Williams to combat childhood obesity.
- SPARK energizes Navajo kids. Folkenberg, Judy // Healthy Weight Journal;Nov/Dec95, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p113
Reports on Project Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (Project SPARK), a pilot program funded by the National Institute of Health to curb obesity in Navajo children. Incidence of obesity in the Navajos; Cause of obesity; Integration of Project SPARK into the core curriculum; Description...
