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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.

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Friday, August 03, 2007

Obesity Programs Less Than Successful

The U.S. will spend over $1 billion on nutrition education for school children. Despite that, obesity problems are steadily increasing.
"...an Associated Press review of scientific studies examining 57 such programs found mostly failure. Just four showed any real success in changing the way children eat  or any promise as weapons against the growing epidemic of childhood obesity."
National obesity rates among children ages 6- to 11-years old have increased to nearly five times what they were in the 1970s, and tripled among teenagers. Most doctors agree that, though childhood obesity programs often target schools, parents have the biggest influence over what their kids eat.

Read more at Boston.com.

Labels: nutrition, schools, education

Posted By: Aspen Education Group