
The best way for parents to handle snack time is to try to provide their children with a variety of nutritious food options to keep their kids interested and enthusiastic about eating foods that are good for them. more...
How you talk to your children about weight is just as important as what you tell them. more...
If you are concerned about your child's weight, take time to carefully consider the best way to approach the topic with them. more...
With so many children uninvolved and disinterested in participating in any type of physical activity, it is no wonder that obesity among children has been on the rise in recent years. more...
With childhood obesity on the rise in the United States, it is more important than ever for parents to take an active interest in educating their children about proper nutritional habits. more...
Though it is relatively unknown among the general public, Prader-Willi Syndrome has been recognized as the most common genetic cause of potentially life-threatening childhood obesity. more...
In the aftermath of the May 7 announcement that Los Angeles Dodger star Manny Ramirez had been suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, the topic of steroid abuse among professional athletes once again became a prime topic of debate and denunciation among columnists, bloggers, commentators, and fans. Ramirez, it was revealed, was found to have been using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a synthetic version of a hormone that is naturally found in the urine of pregnant women. more...
The highly restrictive LighterLife weight loss plan is not available in the United States, but it is marketed in the United Kingdom for men and women over the age of 16 who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25. But in an Aug. 24, 2008 article by Marc Horne, Professor Mike Lean of Glasgow University described LighterLife as a "profiteering starvation diet" with the potential to inflict significant damage. more...
An "immersive experience" such as a residential weight loss program or a summer weight loss camp can put overweight children on the path toward a healthier tomorrow -- and effective aftercare and positive family support can increase the likelihood that the successes achieved during the program will become permanent when the young person returns home. more...
"Seven Steps to Success" is a free pamphlet for parents who want to help their children lose weight. The pamphlet's lead author is Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School and an advisor to the Wellspring Weight Loss programs for children. Dr. Kirschenbaum's co-authors are some of the nation's top experts in the field of childhood obesity. more...
American girls are reaching puberty at an earlier age than ever before, possibly brought on by childhood obesity. more...
The team-teaching exercise is a complementary approach that enhances the learning experience for students at Wellspring Academies, a weight loss boarding school in North Carolina. more...
Though there are psychological and emotional risks associated with childhood obesity, there are physical risks as well; health issues that can carry on into adulthood. It is these health issues that are often the focus at weight loss camps. more...
It's quite clear that today's kids are a video game loving generation. But what if there existed games that promoted fitness instead of fatness? more...