Obesity

More than 90% of responding parents said that they would seek medical attention for a condition that would limit their child?s ability to play, reduce life expectancy, or increase future health care costs. Yet, only just more than half said they would seek medical attention for overweight or obesity?even though it?s been proven that obesity can cause those problems and more. Parents also had some surprising answers when asked which would be preferable: removal of the obese child from the home or bariatric surgery.

Parents who continue to bottle feed their infants past the first birthday are encouraging behaviors that may contribute to obesity by the time their children enter kindergarten.

Investigators examined the extent to which introduction of solid foods to infants younger than 4 months is associated with increased risk of obesity at 3 years.

Childhood obesity has escalated into one of the most - if not the most - significant public health concerns of the 21st Century.

Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging problems facing pediatricians today.

Investigators assessed the relationship between adenovirus 36-specific antibodies and obesity in children to test the hypothesis that this type of viral infection may play a role in the epidemic increase in prevalence of pediatric obesity.

Help families lead the fight against child obesity by helping their children to eat healthfully at home, FDA says.

Short durations of sleep among infants and preschool-aged children appear to be a risk factor for obesity later in childhood.

Increased prevalence of overweight and obesity has led to many intervention programs promoting prevention.

Investigators examined the association between obesity and 3 household routines in young children: regularly eating dinner as a family, sleeping on weekdays and limited TV viewing.

Healthcare teams at several Massachusetts community health centers are trying out a "third way" for treating obesity in the primary care setting.

Childhood obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertension, but not hypercholesterolemia, predict premature death from endogenous causes.

A collection of web resouces about pediatric obesity.

Obesity in children ranks as the leading child-related health issue, according to a poll of two thousand adults.

The problems of child obesity made Bill Clinton and American Heart Association president Timothy Gardner work together for a solution. That solution, though, will take a lot more than two people.

The Arkansas surgeon general testified about how his state is fighting the obesity epidemic.

Moderate-to-severe ear infections in children may damage a taste-sensing serve that could pave the way for overeating and adult obesity, reported researchers at the American Chemical Society Fall 2008 meeting.

While maternal obesity does not appear to impact infant mortality among whites, the opposite may be true among blacks, according to the June Obstretics & Gynecology.

The growing incidence of pediatric obesity is widely recognized as epidemic, but strategies to cope with increasing pediatric girth have been slow to appear. A crowded PAS session on Sunday morning highlighted four promising programs.

The overall well-being of American children from 1994 to 2006 is improving, despite the fact that rates of obesity and low birth weight are rising, according to a report released by the Foundation for Child Development on April 25.

Encourage your child to observe healthful behaviors, develop healthy eating habits, and be physically active.

A guide to help overweight status in children.

Implementing the new expert recommendations on the stubborn problem of overweight/obesity in children.

A mother's obese status has only a small effect on a child's obesity, according to a new study in PLoS Medicine...

This article helps pediatricians understand how mother/child feeding interactions factor into the complex issue of childhood obesity.

A report released in June at the 17th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography in Baltimore, Md., describes how ultrasonography of the heart can identify pulmonary hypertension in children who are obese and experience sleep apnea. The finding was an outcome of a study of the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in children who have systemic hypertension.

Although motivating a family to lead a healthful lifestyle is difficult, with the right approach you can often make a difference. Failing to recognize or address overweight in children is no longer acceptable. Includes two Guides for Parents.

AAP's primary effort to combat the "mega issue" of obesity among children in the United States this year will be a tool kit to help clinicians deal with the problem, Nancy Krebs, MD, co-chair of the Academy's task force on obesity, told attendees at the AAP National Conference today.