Childhood Obesity - Do you have an overweight child? We offer tips to help your child lose weight and get fit!
The My Overweight Child blog will help you keep informed about the latest research, findings, and resources available to parents of overweight or obese kids. There are many knowledgeable people working on the increasingly dire problem of childhood obesity - and we want to give parents a place where they can check in regularly to see the latest studies and tips available to help you help your child lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
We invite you to add your comments - if you have feedback for the blog, would like some specific topics covered, or you just want to share your experience as a parent dealing with childhood obesity.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Now that the obesity epidemic is affecting infants and toddlers, parents need to rethink the notion that chubby cheeked babies are cute and happy. Studies have proven that overweight and obese kids grow into unhealthy teenagers and adults.
"One study carried out in Massachusetts compared the weights of babies in 1980 and in 2000. The percentage of babies who were overweight at less than 6 months of age had quadrupled, from 1.4 percent in 1980 to 5.9 percent in 2000. Among children between 6 months and 2 years in 2000, a bigger proportion were overweight than in the 1980 group, but the percentage increase was smaller at this age."
Now doctors and specialists need to find ways to help young babies from gaining too much weight because dieting isn't the best answer. Read more from
Yahoo Health.
Posted By: Aspen Education Group
