You may not literally be quarantined, but a large percentage of the United States’ population is under some sort of lockdown order. With schools being closed, that means that kids…
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How to De-stress Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Remaining stress-free during the coronavirus pandemic may feel close to impossible. With the continuous spread of COVID-19, many of us are still adjusting to the new norms of social distancing,…
How to Stay Heart Healthy during the COVID-19 Quarantine
I do not know of any location on earth that is not being affected by this terrible pandemic that we are all suffering through. We are being told to stay…
The Connection Between Childhood Obesity and Bullying
Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic within the United States. According to the Mayo Clinic, childhood obesity is, "a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It…
Childhood Obesity and Personal Responsibility Taking Behavior
The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation recently announced that it's contributing $500 Million Dollars over the next five years to combat the growing crisis in childhood obesity. The RWJF expects to…
Why Dieting Often Fails As A Solution For Obesity Weight
Despite the fact many people suffering from obesity would elect to have gastric bypass surgery most doctors will insist on a program of diet and exercise before allowing patients a…
Pack Lunch Boxes to Build a Healthy and Happy Family
As a parent, the main thing which you will be aware of is the requirement to keep your children healthy. There’s a lot of information available regarding childhood obesity. All…
Childhood Obesity Prevention – Complex and Confusing VS Simple and Solvable
To date, the experts and the media have combined to portray childhood obesity as a complex problem with multiple, and hard to control variables. For example there's the modern fast…
Childhood Obesity and Cancer Correlation Statistics – 3 Scary Facts All Parents Should Be Aware Of!
In the last few decades, childhood obesity has become such a health problem in so many children, that health authorities have labeled it an epidemic! We all know being obese…
How to Reverse Childhood Obesity Statistics – Simple & Practical
One of the saddest epidemics we face as a nation, and even beyond, is the amount of kids dealing with childhood obesity. When you take a look at the childhood…
The Effect of Early Life Factors and Early Interventions on Childhood Overweight and Obesity 2016
Increasing prevalence of infant and childhood obesity around the world is a major public health concern [1]. If current trends continue, the number of overweight or obese infants and young…
Why Certain Foods Are Not The Blame For Our Obesity Epidemic
What is the cause of our current obesity epidemic? Is it really the increase in consumption of a certain particular food, like so many seem to believe, or is it…
Parenting Meal-Time Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a national healthcare crisis in recent years. Children who are obese as preschoolers are at increased risk for adolescent and adult obesity, as well as an…
Are Kid’s Growing Bellies Increasing Their Odds of Alzheimer’s?
Belly fat and brain fitness are related. Adult obesity increase odds for late-life dementia and Alzheimer's. Childhood obesity sets kids up for a life-long battle with a weight problem. It's…
Teenage Obesity – Weight Loss For Kids
Teenage obesity affects both the physical and psychological health of young people and puts them at risk of ill health as adults. Obesity continued to increase dramatically during the late…
Child Obesity – What Factors Result In A Child Being Obese?
Obesity is a hot topic these days as obesity rates in the West continue to rise at an alarming rate and obesity is now commonly being seen in children. It…
How to Lose Weight Naturally
The United States is among the nations with the highest obesity rate in the world, in this last decade we have really led the way in overweighed people but recently…
How to Manage Calorie Intake to Fight Obesity
Obesity or overweight may be due to several reasons like improper diet, lack of exercises and due to certain health conditions. In this article, we will emphasis on the role…
Childhood Obesity And Food Choices
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed countries and is now seen rising even in the developing countries. Environmental factors, lifestyle choices and the cultural environment are responsible for…
To curb childhood obesity, trim 64 calories a day (nydailynews – Lemon Diet)
One way to halt soaring childhood obesity rates in countries like the US? Cut 64 excess calories a day, on average, from children’s diets, claim US scientists in a new…
Childhood Obesity Is A Solvable Problem
When it comes to childhood obsity, kids don't choose to get fat. They are led to it by a lot of factors, not the least of which are the choice…
Childhood Obesity – What Parents Must Know
Increasing incidence of child obesity is the most challenging dilemmas facing the society today. It has become an epidemic which increases the risk of health hazards and decreases the quality…
Inflammation, Obesity, Immunity, and the Brain
November 7, 2018 By Pat Hartman Sometimes discovery involves a long and often painfully exacting process of connecting seemingly disparate bits of information. By 2014, researchers had begun to suspect that shedding…
The Role of Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Based Treatment
February 14, 2020 By Pat Hartman A volcano may appear dormant, but underneath, seething scorching lava waits to erupt. Often, a distressing life situation causes an overstock of energy to accumulate within…
Why Should I Care If My Child Is Fat, Overweight, Or Obese? What’s The Difference?
How can we help our kids lose weight? Is it important that they slim down? Yes! It is vital that we "cut our kids down to size!" Extra calories are…
Childhood Obesity: When Missing Meals Is the Culprit
Often, adults and adolescents who want to lose weight mistakenly skip meals. They believe skipping breakfast, lunch, or dinner will help them with their weight management. Several studies have cast…
Snacks Attack: Unhealthy Choices Vs Healthy
Snacks are an important part of our lives because they keep us filled and on the go. They are always within reach when we need to relax after a hectic…
My five Favorite Vegetables
Overview: As an overweight teenager, vegetables are not appealing to me. Vegetables are not advertised in a way that make teens and kids interested in eating them. Therefore, most kids and teens…
My Five Favorite Fruits
Overview: Similar to vegetables, fruit does not always strike the typical kid as a common food to eat. I mean, fruit is probably more common than vegetables in a sense, but…
How Not To Be Overweight
Overview: Most overweight or obese teens have a different mindset than other people in the world. They do not care about what they eat and therefore do not care about…
More Teens Try to Lose Weight But Success Is Elusive
A report from the Centers for Disease Control indicates that weight loss aspiration is trending with the young. “More U.S. Teenagers Are Trying to Lose Weight Than in Years Past”…
Parents and Liberation From Old Attitudes
Some things are simple, although maybe not easy. Childhood Obesity News has been talking about the magical and 100% free commodity known as attitude adjustment. Nothing could be simpler — you just flick…
Some Parenting Angles
Academicians love to classify all worldly phenomena, and those in the “soft” sciences are no exception. They quite understandably like to define and categorize things like parenting styles into theoretical frameworks. The Six-Cs…
Autumn Surprise
Now that school is back in session and Childhood Obesity Awareness Month is coming to a close, many parents have noticed that their children grew over the summer, and not…
Let’s Be Conscious of What We Teach
In the heyday of print magazines, one of the most often-seen cartoon cliches was the door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman who would dump a heap of dirt on the carpet and…
Does a Diet High in Fructose Increase Body Fat?
We are indeed what we eat because everything that goes into our mouth has a form of depiction in our physical or outer appearance. In our society where everything we ingest has…
How to Teach Kids Healthy Habits Through the Use of Play
Children love to play, so use play in as much as you can to teach your children healthy habits. Play can get your child off the couch and or computer…
Preventing Childhood Obesity While Helping Your Child Become Smarter
Movement is what develops the brain. Movement is also an essential and important factor in preventing childhood obesity. You can combine these two facts to come up with a winning…
Fun Fitness Hints for Children
Many children are turned off to exercising when the adults in charge forget that children like to play and have fun. The key to working with children is making the…
Children’s Health – Solutions For Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity seems to be a problem with no solutions. There are countless seminars and conferences with doctors and obesity experts trying to come up with a solution. So far…
Kids Who Eat Vending Machine Snacks Face Chronic Health Problems
The advantages of vending machines are that they are cheap, quick and inexpensive. It sounds like they have everything a person or child could want. That is unless you consider…
Diet Strategies to Combat Childhood Obesity
All children need to gain weight as they grow older, but gaining extra pounds - more than what's needed to support their growth and development can lead to childhood obesity.…
Tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity in four decades: new study by Imperial College London and WHO
World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by 2022 The number of obese children and adolescents (aged five to 19 years) worldwide has risen tenfold in the…
Enriched and Fortified Foods – Best Choices for Your Children to Eat?
Are you more likely to buy packaged products that say, "Enriched?" As a mother, I know how much we want to make the healthiest choices for our children. It can…
Genetic Disposition For Obesity – The Reality
Epigenetics is the study of long-term alterations of DNA that don't involve changes in the DNA sequence itself. Research has revealed that genes solely are not responsible for the onset…
Children’s Health – When Does Childhood Obesity Start?
Childhood obesity is a condition that afflicts the young in society, and can cause extreme health problems when cases are severe enough. Childhood obesity is the condition of a child…
Youth Obesity – Prevention With Sports
Youth obesity has been a growing issue in North America with lack of exercise being one the major contributing factors along with poor eating habits. Keeping kids active is one…
Parenting Overweight Children without Stressing them out
In 2018, in the United States alone, obesity affected 13.7 million children, according to the CDC. With being overweight comes a wide range of health problems which vary from physical health…
Child Obesity, the Dangers Involved and How It Can Be Managed
A lot of concern is raised over the increasing rate of obesity in children which is witnessed in the modern society. With the awareness conducted to sensitize people about the…
The Little Emperor – Part 3 – The Role of Television and Junk Food
By Ujwala Shenoy Karmarkar | Submitted On October 14, 2013 Why is childhood obesity on the rise? If we look at end-of-the-year photographs of our school-days, chances are that barely two or three…
Childhood Obesity and Self-Esteem
By Dee Wolk | Submitted On September 16, 2013 When observing the typical American youngster's eating habits, it is difficult to believe the statement that our society is obsessed with being thin. Children…
Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Doctor Recommends 12 Ways to Decrease Childhood Obesity Risk
By Stacie L. Grossfeld, MD | Submitted On May 31, 2013 An increasing number of kids in the United States are struggling with obesity. Estimates suggest that as many as one quarter of…
Slim Down: A Healthy Approach To Prevent Childhood Obesity
By Peter Palmieri | Submitted On May 14, 2013 Here's an interesting fact: animals do not become overweight in their natural habitat. In the wild, cats are not fed Meow Morsels Select from…
Children’s Health – When Does Childhood Obesity Start?
By Chris Backman | Submitted On March 26, 2013 Childhood obesity is a condition that afflicts the young in society, and can cause extreme health problems when cases are severe enough. Childhood obesity…
Is Your Child Vulnerable to Fast Food Marketing?
These days it is rare for me to sit and watch a TV show while it is playing live. I have a PVR and record most of my shows, and…
A Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior Surprise
December 16, 2019 By Pat Hartman Here is what Dr. Pretlow wrote in 2013, when no studies had yet confirmed that stress-induced eating could be attributed to displacement behavior: Displacement behavior eating in humans…
Is Your Child Getting Enough Good Nutrition?
By Cheryl Jones | Submitted On August 13, 2017 In today's world of fast food, parents are rightly concerned about their children getting adequate nutrition. One problem is that children can be fussy…
How Do We Fight Childhood Obesity?
By Dr. Adrienne Hicks | Submitted On July 27, 2015 Obesity is one of the fastest growing diseases to affect children today. Being an overweight child can contribute to many other health issues.…
How to Correctly Pack Your Child’s School Lunch to Make Sure They Are Eating Properly
By Mary Bodel | Submitted On January 14, 2015 Children can be very picky when it comes to eating. Some children genuinely hate many healthy foods. That makes packing a lunch a good…
How to Minimize the Effects of Technology Causing Childhood Obesity
By Mary Bodel | Submitted On February 05, 2015 Here is a scary thought. Our three year old granddaughter has figured out how to use her mother's smart phone. She's fairly adept at…
Childhood Obesity – The Best Ways In Which Parents Can Help
By Mary Bodel | Submitted On February 05, 2015 When the girls were growing up we worked hard to make sure they were healthy. At one point I even turned the back yard…
Can the Amount of TV Viewing Time Affect Your Child’s Weight?
By J Russell Hart | Submitted On June 17, 2015 Fact: Kids 8 to 18 years old spend on average 4 hours per day watching T.V and an additional 2 hours per day on…
4 Healthy Snack Ideas for Kids
By J Russell Hart | Submitted On June 16, 2015 Besides eating three meals per day, kids also need three healthy snacks. But what constitutes healthy? Generally, you will want to stick to…
4 Ways to Ensure Your Kids Get Enough Physical Activity
By J Russell Hart | Submitted On June 16, 2015 Most children do not get enough physical activity these days. With schools eliminating their physical education programs and kids spending more time watching…
Preventing Your Child From Becoming Obese
By George O Odhiambo | Submitted On May 22, 2018 Obesity has become a significant problem befalling most Americans, and much worse, children have become the latest victims of obesity. Did you know…
The Health Dangers of Sugary Sodas
By Ruth A Yoerg | Submitted On August 31, 2016 How Popular are Sodas Today, in the United States, sugary sodas are taking the place of healthier drinks like milk. There are lots…
Obesity Hypertension in Children: Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Complications
An excerpt from Obesity Hypertension in Children
A Problem of Epidemic Proportions
Childhood Obesity and Blood Pressure Back to the Future?
The prevalence of childhood hypertension is increasing.1,2 Studies that apply the 95th percentile definition and repeat measurements on 3 separate visits report a pediatric hypertension prevalence of ≈3.5%,3,4 and among obese children…
Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight
Why is physical activity important? Regular physical activity is important for good health, and it’s especially important if you’re trying to lose weight or to maintain a healthy weight. When…
Prevent Childhood Obesity – The Long Term Effects of Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is not a reference to the pleasantly plump babies or the cherub shaped toddlers. The majority of children will begin life with the plumpness we expect to see…
Helping Children Develop an Intelligent Relationship With Food
A few weeks ago, as I was leaving my local Post Office, I passed a young mom and her little girl. The little girl, who looked to be about five,…
3 Ways Childhood Obesity Can Affect Learning
A study out of the Medical University of South Carolina found a link between adolescent obesity and decreased learning. And because adolescents are still in the developing stage, losing weight…
3 Simple and Scientific Ways to Lose Weight
If you want to lose a lot of excess fat, you can try a lot of ways. However, the problem is that most of the ways will leave you unsatisfied…
Cesarean Section is Associated with Increased Risk for Overweight and Obesity in Grade Six Children
Liang Wang, Arsham Alamian, Jodi Southerland, James Anderson, Kesheng Wang, and Marc Stevens Originally published23 Mar 2018Circulation. 2013;127:AP289 Abstract Introduction— Few studies have investigated the relationship between delivery mode in the U.S. and the risk of…
Obesity And Overweight: Five Diseases And Health Conditions
A health care professional can readily tell if you are obese, overweight, or healthy by simply measuring your Body Mass Index, or BMI, in short. It effectively determines your weight…
How to Motivate a Pre-teen to Want to Lose Weight
Here are some helpful tips that can change the life of your tiny loved ones. There is a new menace in town – childhood obesity – and children between the ages…
Influence of TV Ads on Children’s Eating Behavior
Did you know the time spent on TV can be risky for your kid’s nutrition? Many children spend a lot of time watching TV and research shows they are easily…
Medical Issues Related to Obesity: Heart and Joint Health
If you are overweight or obese, losing weight is a good idea. Not so much because obesity itself is dangerous, but because losing as little as ten percent of body…
Depression and Obesity: Is there a connection?
Are overweight people happy people? Not necessarily. In fact, there is an insidious and multi-factorial correlation between obesity and depression. The fat and jolly myth continues to show up in…
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome is not a disease per se, but a cluster of symptoms that correlates closely with obesity and an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.…
The Health Risks of Eating Too Much Junk Food
Sugar Levels Sugar is one of the most well known and addictive crystals known to man. It is used in practically everything and the sweetness of it can make your…
How a Parent can Motivate a Teenager to Lose Weight
Adolescence is a critical age. It is the age when a child may very well develop health habits that will follow him or her into adulthood - both good and…
Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences
Childhood obesity is a complex health issue. It occurs when a child is well above the normal or healthy weight for his or her age and height. The causes of…
Extreme Obesity, And What You Can Do
Too much weight can take a toll on your body, especially your heart. The good news is that there are steps you can take to get healthier — and even…
Cooking for Weight Loss
There's usually no single cause for being overweight or obese, and there’s no single solution either. But there are some simple steps you can take that will gradually shed pounds…
BMI in Children
BMI is an important tool to identify childhood obesity. Are you worried that you child could be overweight? Nearly 1 in 3 kids or teens in the U.S. are overweight…
Obesity as Young Adult Sets Stage for Heart Disease, Stroke
Young adults who are overweight begin to develop high blood pressure and other heart problems that may put them at higher risk of developing heart disease and stroke later in…
Fun and Easy Exercises for Children & Adolescents
Description: For maintaining good health, physical exercise is important. Children should exercise regularly and stay active. Article Overview: In this article, we will provide 10 fun and effective exercises to…
How To Lose Excess Weight
Suggestions to lose weight. As I said in my previous articles, most overweight or obese teens have a different mindset compared to most other people in the world. They don’t…
Sleep Time or Screen Time: Why Balancing Screen Time and Sleep Time is Essential for Weight Management
Sleep! Why is it so important? As adults , we are well aware of the effects of getting too little sleep; we may feel sluggish, forgetful, moody, unable to concentrate…
Psychological and Emotional Effects of Obesity on Children
Overview: Childhood obesity is a disturbing problem which can lead not only to physical, health-related issues in children but can also cause psychological and emotional problems. This article will discuss…
Trends in Childhood Obesity and the Cultural Factors That Drive Those Trends
“Kids today just sit around eating Cheetos and playing video games. It’s no wonder they are all fat!” This bit of wisdom came from a blunt, outspoken friend. Was he…
How is Childhood Obesity a Social Problem?
For the past 35 years, obesity has been on the rise, affecting the healthcare system, families, and communities. It is a major health issue, complex and multifactorial. It shapes the way…
Why Overweight Kids do not Like Fruits and Vegetables
What are Fruits and Vegetables? Fruits and vegetables are among the healthiest foods around. They contain vitamins and minerals not a lot of other foods have, which will help the…
How to motivate children, ages 13-18, to exercise
As kids become teenagers, they can lose interest in physical activities and most parents are concerned about the drastic changes. But at this age, kids are juggling with a lot…
How to Motivate Children Ages 10-12 to Exercise
Kids are not too different from adults when it comes to physical activity, yet the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) reports that about 50% of boys and slightly…
How to Motivate Children Ages 5-9 to Exercise
Children ought to spend at least 60 minutes doing some form of physical activity every day. While one hour of exercise a day sounds simple, kids are often involved in…
How to Motivate Children 13-18 to Eat Healthier
The teen years bring lots of change and challenges. From acne to broken hearts, from drugs to lost homework, challenges abound. Getting teens to make healthy food choices isn’t always…
How to motivate children, ages 10-12, to eat healthier
You blink, and the baby in diapers is a ten-year-old, with definite opinions and (sometimes, maybe too often) a firmly made up mind about the negative value and utility of…
How to motivate children, ages 5 to 9, to eat healthier
“Uuuugggh. I don’t like vegetables! Why do I hafta?” Usually accompanied by a whine and a pout, this litany is familiar to any parents of young children. Its enough to…
Why Overweight Kids Do Not Like to Exercise
1. One disadvantage of being an overweight teenager is not having any interest in exercise and physical education. As an overweight teenager myself, I see where they are coming from.…
What Diseases are Obese Children at Risk for?
Childhood obesity is a complex health issue that occurs when a child’s weight is above what is healthy for their age and height. It is defined by excess body fat.…
Changes that Can Help in Preventing Childhood Obesity
If you have been keen, then you know that the number of children with obesity has been on a steady rise in the US. This has led to increased bullying,…
What are the Main Causes of Increasing Obesity in the U.S?
Obesity is getting worse among the children and young adults in the US. Obesity in children and teenagers is a serious issue in the U.S. Unfortunately, it is hitting even…
How can you encourage your children to eat healthy?
As parents, it can be hard to get the balance right when it comes to feeding your children. You may be a hard-working single mother that opts for time-efficiency over…
What is Childhood Obesity?
Obese. It’s a word we hear more and more often these days. When I was growing up, only one of my classmates would have qualified as overweight. Today, nearly a…
The Top Ten Interesting and Shocking Facts About Obesity
Obesity is gaining momentum as a global epidemic. In the next five years, the global population of overweight or obese humans is likely to hit 2.6 billion A staggering 37%…
The Disadvantages of Being an Overweight Teenager
Being overweight is one of the worst feelings anyone can feel. Being overweight myself, I struggle with a lot of things that anyone overweight feels. Because I am overweight, I…
The Obesity Problem and Healthy Nutrition for Obese People
Obesity is one of the most serious concerns dogging nutritional and medical experts. The rate of obesity is rising to epidemic levels in the modern world. Almost half of the…
Obesity and Academic Performance: A Reason To Worry?
As you may know, weight and body mass index (BMI) inevitably impact a person’s health and productivity. As a result, people pay a lot of attention to the management of…