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Safe Dieting Tips for Teens
The latest statistics indicate that kids today are more overweight than they have ever been before. What's a parent to ...
Source: Education.com
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Obesity - Get Active
Being physically active is important for children and adults. However, most people don't get as much exercise as they ...
Source: University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital
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Helping Your Child Be a Healthy Weight
When children are overweight, it's best to focus on becoming healthy rather than on losing weight. Here are some tips ...
Source: University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital
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What Can I Do as a Parent or Guardian to Help Prevent Childhood Overweight and Obesity?
To help your child maintain a healthy weight, balance the calories your child consumes from foods and beverages with ...
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How to Avoid Portion Size Pitfalls to Help Manage Your Weight
When eating at many restaurants, it's hard to miss that portion sizes have gotten larger in the last few years. The ...
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Sugar: How Much Is Healthy For Your Child?
Sugars and starches are carbohydrates, a source of energy for the body that provides 50 to 60 percent of calories ...
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Healthy Diet Tips from the WATCH Clinic
There is no doubt that eating a healthy diet can be beneficial both for weight loss and for improving long-term health. ...
Source: University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital
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Exercise Tips
When a child is overweight, both decreasing the number of calories consumed, especially those from sweetened beverages, ...
Source: University of California San Francisco Children's Hospital
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Do Low-Fat Foods Make Us Fat?
Unhand that low-fat brownie! Resist that baked potato chip! A new study shows that reduced fat food may be making us ...
Source: Education.com
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Help Your Kids Lose Weight by Losing Weight Yourself
The statistics are shocking. Two-thirds of U.S. adults and (depending on how you count) at least a fifth of children ...
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Obesity Surgery in Children - Too Much – Too Soon!
Surgical treatment for obesity in children is very controversial and should only be considered as a last resort. ...
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Does My Child Have a Weight Problem?
Your child may be normal, not fat. If you are concerned about your child’s weight, consider this: Your child ...
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Helping Your Overweight Child
Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child’s well-being. Eating too much and exercising ...
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Childhood and Juvenile Obesity:
Obesity in kids is now epidemic in the United States. The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last...
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Unhealthy Eating Patterns and Childhood Obesity
How concerned should I be about my overweight child’s health? Why limit my child’s consumption of fast foods and...
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7 Strategies for Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Schools
According to the Institute of Medicine, schools should provide a consistent environment that is conducive to healthful...
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A Family Approach to Weight Loss is Best
Perhaps the single, most effective way to change your child's diet and level of physical activity is to set a good...
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The School's Role in Providing Healthy Foods for Students
In the October 2005 issue of AASA’s monthly publication, The School Administrator, Howard Taras, an associate...
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