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.
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
As many as 50 percent of overweight or obese children believe they are of normal weight -- or even underweight -- according to a new study from John Hopkins University that appeared in the journal
BMC Public Health:
- Dr. Youfa Wang studied children from four Chicago public schools.
- The average age of the children who were studies was 12, and about 40 percent were overweight or obese.
- Thirty-one percent of the overweight girls and 62 percent of the overweight boys listed their weight as normal or underweight.
- About one in four of the overweight group said they were dissatisfied with their weight.
The children who were trying to lose weight actually spent more time watching television than their slimmer counterparts, and their diets were not any healthier than were the diets of other children. Dr. Wang said that this finding indicates that adults need to guide overweight children in the healthiest and
best ways to lose weight.
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