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Overweight kids are seldom heard and poorly understood. This book presents what kids say about being overweight - their stories, struggles, and successes - in their own words. The source is 134,000 messages anonymously posted by overweight kids on website bulletin boards. With stunning honesty these kids share their difficult lives and their frustration with parents and health professionals. The degree to which these kids struggle to lose weight is striking. They turn to food to relieve depression, stress, and boredom. They get hooked on this 'comfort eating' and are unable to stop. They struggle to resist cravings for highly pleasurable food, knowing full well the dreadful effects of weight gain, which points to an addictive-type dependence. Their success stories are inspiring. The book examines what's really causing the childhood obesity epidemic, the 'why now,' and what might be done about it from a treatment, prevention, and policy standpoint. Note: This book is available from Amazon.com only with a black & white interior.
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Obesity now ranks second only to smoking as a wholly preventable cause of death. It is a major contributor to heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and depression. Even conservative estimates show that 20 per cent of all children are now considered to be overweight - worldwide there are 22 million kids under five years old that are defined as fat. Eating way too much unhealthy food coupled with lifestyles that don't involve a lot of physical activity accounts for a lot of what's making our children heavier. But that's not the whole story. Researchers are at a loss to explain why obesity rates have risen so suddenly and so steeply. "Fed Up!", based in part on the Institute of Medicine's ground-breaking report on childhood obesity, and written by paediatrician and journalist, Susan Okie, provides in-depth background on this issue, shares heart-rending but instructive case studies that illustrate just how serious and widespread the problem is, and gives honest, authoritative, science-based advice that constitute our best weapons in this critical battle.
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Research-based evidence informs this guide to understanding—and combating—childhood obesity. Addressing medical, emotional, and psychological factors, the sensible and tested guidelines help parents create balanced meals, encourage physical activity, and partner with pediatricians, family, schools, and child-care providers in their fight against obesity. A section on setbacks and detours addresses such challenges as sneaking food, snacking and grazing, and eating during the holidays. Self-assessment questionnaires, worksheets, and parent tips discuss age-specific obesity issues ranging from the prenatal period to age 21.
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Research-based evidence informs this guide to understanding—and combating—childhood obesity. Addressing medical, emotional, and psychological factors, the sensible and tested guidelines help parents create balanced meals, encourage physical activity, and partner with pediatricians, family, schools, and child-care providers in their fight against obesity. A section on setbacks and detours addresses such challenges as sneaking food, snacking and grazing, and eating during the holidays. Self-assessment questionnaires, worksheets, and parent tips discuss age-specific obesity issues ranging from the prenatal period to age 21.
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Research-based evidence informs this guide to understanding—and combating—childhood obesity. Addressing medical, emotional, and psychological factors, the sensible and tested guidelines help parents create balanced meals, encourage physical activity, and partner with pediatricians, family, schools, and child-care providers in their fight against obesity. A section on setbacks and detours addresses such challenges as sneaking food, snacking and grazing, and eating during the holidays. Self-assessment questionnaires, worksheets, and parent tips discuss age-specific obesity issues ranging from the prenatal period to age 21.
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AMA Journal suggests government take custody of obese children
Washington Times - Jul 20, 2011
(Associated Press) WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2011 — Controversy erupted this week over the article State Intervention in Life-Threatening Childhood Obesity published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article, written by Harvard
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Retailers promise fresh food for underserved areas
San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 21, 2011
Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Walmart and other retailers plan over the next five years to open or expand 1500 stores in areas without easy access to
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Are Vegetables and Exercise Causing Childhood Obesity in China?
The Atlantic - Jul 20, 2011
As Johns Hopkins international health professor Youfa Wang puts it, "The dramatic changes in social and environmental factors, and the individual and family's lifestyles, including Westernized eating behaviors, are the key drivers of childhood obesity
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Babies' protein intake tied to later obesity
Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 21, 2011
Note the researchers have said they had greater waist measurement, but no mention of whether there was a statistical greater prevalence of childhood obesity. Adam, there is evidence that omega-3 dietary supplementation can help people with Major
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AMA Journal suggests government take custody of obese children
20.07.11
In a recent ABC News, childhood obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig said childhood obesity is an abuse and requires government intervention.
"State intervention can best serve the interests of many children with life-threatening obesity, including the only realistic way to control the dangerous behavior," writes Dr. Ludwig. "In severe cases of childhood obesity, the removal of the house can be justified from a legal standpoint because of imminent health hazards and the failure of parents to address the chronic medical problems.
Source: Washington Times
Column: Foster care fails to solve child obesity problem | UWIRE
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Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic. Despite some improvements, the numbers are still high. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 percent of American children are obese. This is triple the rate from one generation ago. Experts have been coming up with new and different ways to fight childhood obesity for years.
One week ago David Ludwig, a Harvard professor, wrote an article with a shocking solution to the problem: Remove the obese children from their parents and place them in foster care. His recommendations set off a media and scientific wildfire. While some experts side with Ludwig, many do not. The opposition believes it is an unacceptable solution. And they are right — it’s downright reckless.
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