Obesity In Children

About obesity in children who are overweight and obese

Dealing With Obesity in Children

By Christine Crotts More and more children are struggling with obesity in today's society. With a prevalence of video games and television luring youth into a sedentary lifestyle, it is no wonder why so many children are facing this issue. Continue reading

How to Prevent Obesity in Our Children

By Kim Michael Do you remember when our generation was growing up. You walked out of your house and all you saw were kids running around on the streets playing football, hockey, tag and many other physically active games. It didn’t matter what time of year it was, kids were running all over the place. Whether it was on the corner or in the park, they were out tearing it up. Now let’s fast forward to 2009 when you barely ever see a child out playing like we did. Continue reading

Signs Of Obesity In Children

By Elizabeth Radisson Obesity is now considered among the most problematic dietary concerns facing Americans today. This increasing problem is seen to be of particular concern among children. Specific symptoms in childhood can aid to identify the beginnings of a weight problem and can be explored for the purpose of intervention and prevention. Continue reading

Beating Obesity In Children

By David McCarthy Obesity in children is the biggest challenge facing parents in these early years of the twenty-first century and this article is designed to take a long hard look at the reasons. Over the past 30 years children, and population in general, have been heading deeper into an obesity pattern, just as hours spent watching television or sitting in front of a computer have risen proportionately. Continue reading

Adolescence Obesity

By Shalisha Alston Adolescence Obesity - All Time High Two-thirds of all Americans are either overweight or obese. Forty-eight percent of people in Europe are overweight. In the United States adolescence obesity is between 16 percent and 33 percent. We are a mighty nation capable of blowing away our enemies with sophisticated weaponry built by man. Yet, we continue to lose the obesity epidemic that rages in our children Continue reading

Children and Obesity

By Brenda Williams Obesity is unexcusable. Perhaps the fact much of the world is in an economic crisis will make people think twice when they reach into their wallets to spend money on food. Recently, I watched a video clip of an overweight child where the child was five years old and weighed four hundred pounds! There is no reason or excuse for a child weighing that much! For some parents (not all), their children are overweight simply because their parents feed them improperly. Some parents feed their children as a means of keeping them quiet while others feed their children junk food simply because it is what they eat Continue reading
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