A collection of web resouces about pediatric obesity.
A recent poll found that Americans believe childhood obesity is the biggest health problem facing children today, outstripping drugs, alcohol, and smoking. The numbers agree: as of 2008, 14.8% of low-income children 4 and under were obese, with even more overweight. Many groups are working to make kids eat healthier, be more active, and log fewer sedentary hours behind the TV or computer.
AAP's obesity page:
From the American Academy of Pediatrics, "Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity."
http://www.aap.org/obesity/
Addressing childhood obesity:
From a national conference on child obesity prevention.
http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/gd/templates/pages/medpros/medpros.aspx?page=11091
Child obesity and child abuse:
From USA Today: can obesity be considered a form of parental abuse?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2009-07-20-obesityboy_N.htm
Clinical trials for obese children:
From clinicaltrials.gov.
http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/term=obesity+%5BCONDITION%5D+AND+child+%5BAGE-GROUP%5D
Current child obesity statistics:
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's MMWR journal.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5828a1.htm
Dietary restrictions for healthy children:
From the American Heart Association.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4575
Ear, nose, and throat disorders:
From the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Pediatric-Obesity.cfm
"The growing problem of 'diabesity'":
From Medline Plus magazine.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/winter08/articles/winter08pg12.html
Helping your overweight child:
From the Weight-control Information Network (WIN) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health.
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm
Increased servings of 100% fruit juice per day associated with BMI gain in children
January 19th 2024Though the association of BMI gain and 100% fruit juice in children was “small,” authors concluded their findings support public health guidance to limit consumption of the beverage to prevent overweight and obesity.
USPSTF draft statement recommends children with obesity begin behavioral interventions at age 6
December 13th 2023The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is planning to recommend that comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions be the primary effective intervention for weight loss in children and adolescents with high body mass indexes (BMI).
High BMI associated with increased risk of type 1 diabetes
November 8th 2023In a systematic and meta-analysis review of cohort studies that featured nearly 1.7 million individuals, study authors concluded that there is an association between high body mass index (BMI) and an increased risk of incident type 1 diabetes (T1D).