Information including helpful references and documents on childhood obesity and the health issues overweight children facehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/en-usMon, 08 Jun 2026 21:08:39 GMTChildhood ObesityPediatric overweight and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the U.S. and are becoming a pandemic globallyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/commentary.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/commentary.phpThu, 26 Sep 2024 11:39:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityAdulthood overweight and obesity may confer greater risks for all-cause mortality and incident CVD among individuals who perceive themselves to have been thinner or plumper than the average childhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/weight-mortality.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/weight-mortality.phpMon, 13 May 2024 15:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityWaist-to-height ratio accurately detects fat mass in children and teens, outperforming BMI by 15% while offering an affordable screening alternativehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/dexa.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/dexa.phpWed, 06 Mar 2024 12:21:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityResearchers report that aligning student meals to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans would further support children's well-being and cut healthcare costs into adulthoodhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/healthier-meals.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/healthier-meals.phpMon, 31 Jul 2023 15:12:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy adds weight to the evidence that watching too much television as a child can lead to poor health in adulthoodhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/tv-time.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/tv-time.phpMon, 24 Jul 2023 10:44:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityA study finds that childhood body mass index is unlikely to strongly affect children's depression, anxiety, or ADHD symptoms when parents' genetics are accounted forhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/weight-behavior.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/weight-behavior.phpWed, 21 Dec 2022 13:02:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityPatient and family perspectives on terms for obesity - when it comes to talking about body weight with teens, what words should parents usehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teens-weight.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teens-weight.phpSat, 03 Dec 2022 16:52:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityEvaluation of Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program (I-TOPP) Examines Outcomes of Transdisciplinary Doctoral Training Programhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/i-topp.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/i-topp.phpTue, 27 Feb 2018 12:27:46 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood Obesity53% of parents who receive their child's Body Mass Index report card do not believe it accurately categorizes their child as underweight, average weight, overweight, or obesehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-report.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-report.phpWed, 14 Feb 2018 16:19:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityNew study by the Imperial College London and WHO reveals the World will have more obese children and adolescents than underweight by the year 2022https://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/world-obesity-day.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/world-obesity-day.phpWed, 11 Oct 2017 11:27:50 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityIn the study researchers use fMRI to investigate neural responses to food cues in overweight compared with lean adolescentshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obpsy.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obpsy.phpTue, 22 Aug 2017 14:03:48 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy reveals the percentage of boys suffering from overweight or obesity has decreased to their lowest levels since the early 1990shttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-reversal.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-reversal.phpWed, 22 Feb 2017 12:11:14 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityResearchers calculated the life-course burden of BMI from age 17 to midlife, and used multiple regression to assess associations of BMI and height with global cognitionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-socioeconomic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-socioeconomic.phpFri, 09 Dec 2016 10:41:00 GMTDisabled WorldAutismUnderstanding age-related changes could help prevent and treat obesity in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/obesity-rate.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/obesity-rate.phpMon, 17 Oct 2016 12:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityFindings show importance of body weight in adolescence and suggest more emphasis be placed on maintenance of a healthy body weight from early age as preventive measurehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hfr.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hfr.phpFri, 17 Jun 2016 18:47:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe vast majority of U.S. doctors disagree with European Union ruling claiming obesity is a disability, believing governments should invest in curbing, not enabling, the obesity epidemichttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/sermo.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/sermo.phpThu, 15 Jan 2015 09:16:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy shows almost a third of male adolescents inaccurately perceive their weight, which can influence eating habits and healthhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/perceive.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/perceive.phpThu, 20 Nov 2014 18:20:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy finds people with class III or extreme obesity have dramatic reduction in lifespan expectancy compared with people of normal weighthttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/shorten.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/shorten.phpThu, 10 Jul 2014 12:34:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityResearch examines link between obesity and depression in adolescent females and if they experience one of the disorders why they are at greater risk for the other as they agehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/adolescent.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/adolescent.phpFri, 21 Mar 2014 16:02:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityCreating a healthful home environment and providing encouragement to adolescents for positive behavior changes may be more effective than communicating with adolescents about weight-related topicshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/discuss.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/discuss.phpThu, 08 Nov 2012 15:48:00 GMTDisabled WorldCalculators - ChartsCalculate daily calorie reductions needed to reduce childhood obesity rates through evidence-based interventions like physical education and diet changeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/calorie-calc.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/calorie-calc.phpWed, 15 Aug 2012 17:00:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityTeaching children and parents how the environment tricks us into eating foods even when we are not hungryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overeating.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overeating.phpWed, 07 Dec 2011 17:43:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityResearchers assess food venues at 12 major children's hospitals in California and found there is room for improvement in offerings and practiceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hospital-food.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hospital-food.phpThu, 01 Dec 2011 13:04:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe vast majority of adults in America are overweight or obese and more than half suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetic conditionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/fatter.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/fatter.phpWed, 16 Nov 2011 13:17:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityCharacters and logos prompt children to make repeated requests for a range of products including low nutritional foods and beverageshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/nagging.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/nagging.phpMon, 15 Aug 2011 15:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityFamilies perceiving fast food restaurants as easy and cheap and many are using fast food as a 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diagnosis in overweight childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/diagnosing-diabetes.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/diagnosing-diabetes.phpMon, 02 May 2011 13:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityNew study has found that most obese adolescents are lacking in vitamin Dhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/vitamin-d-lack.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/vitamin-d-lack.phpFri, 29 Apr 2011 13:24:47 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityObesity problem in children and teens is likely just the tip of an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease in adulthoodhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-teens.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-teens.phpWed, 06 Apr 2011 19:14:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe research shows that the duration of obesity is a strong predictor of mortalityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/mortality.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/mortality.phpMon, 21 Mar 2011 16:28:59 GMTDisabled WorldEating DisordersThe more time adolescent girls spend on Facebook, the more their chances of developing a negative body image and various eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and exaggerated dietinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/eating-disorders/facebook.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/eating-disorders/facebook.phpMon, 07 Feb 2011 15:10:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityTotal number of years mothers employed had a cumulative influence on their child BMI which can lead to increase in obesityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/children-bmi.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/children-bmi.phpFri, 04 Feb 2011 13:45:11 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityA high body mass index in childhood linked to greater heart disease risk in adolescencehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/high-bmi.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/high-bmi.phpFri, 26 Nov 2010 12:53:55 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe study also showed that overweight children were less physically active and were more likely to have obese parents than normal weight childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/eating-patterns.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/eating-patterns.phpSun, 07 Nov 2010 11:59:13 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityChildhood obesity has become a threatening epidemic in Georgia with the second highest rate of childhood obesity in the United Stateshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/health-crisis.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/health-crisis.phpThu, 28 Oct 2010 16:28:36 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityBlood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular 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sizehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overweight-preschoolers.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overweight-preschoolers.phpTue, 15 Jun 2010 14:13:30 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityFirst Lady Michelle Obama has put ending childhood obesity at the top of the national agendahttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-eating-habits.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-eating-habits.phpWed, 02 Jun 2010 10:15:51 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityDietary sugars are not driving factor behind rising body mass index (BMI) levels in childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/exercise-bmi.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/exercise-bmi.phpWed, 26 May 2010 14:36:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityParents do not need to be physically active to help their children to be active a new study has foundhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/physical-inactivity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/physical-inactivity.phpTue, 25 May 2010 13:21:07 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy examining the relationship between body mass index (BMI) obesity and illness including heart diseasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-obesity-study.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-obesity-study.phpTue, 25 May 2010 12:58:50 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityObesity prevalence in US children and adolescents increased with increase of per capita niacin consumptionhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/niacin-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/niacin-obesity.phpThu, 20 May 2010 13:19:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityOverweight and obese kids will not only die younger but suffer from more diseases than if they were at a healthy weighthttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-obesity-parents.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-obesity-parents.phpTue, 18 May 2010 08:38:07 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityGSU professor finds link between obesity and federal school nutrition programshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-school-nutrition.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-school-nutrition.phpTue, 11 May 2010 15:45:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy finds inadequate sleep a risk factor for childhood obesityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/sleep-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/sleep-obesity.phpTue, 04 May 2010 09:10:03 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityObesity rates for American adults have stabilized while the rate of childhood and minority obesity is risinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-rate-america.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-rate-america.phpSat, 24 Apr 2010 04:49:32 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityChildren with more body fat and less endurance than their fitter, leaner counterparts have stiffer arteries at a young agehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/stiff-arteries.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/stiff-arteries.phpMon, 12 Apr 2010 10:16:14 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThis study is part of ongoing work to identify, prevent and treat childhood obesity through research, education and community programshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obese-children.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obese-children.phpThu, 18 Mar 2010 19:49:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesitySeverely obese adolescents who received laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding lost more than 50 percent of excess weighthttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teen-gastric-banding.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teen-gastric-banding.phpTue, 09 Feb 2010 18:36:52 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesitySimple ways teens can combat high cholesterol and other risk factors for heart diseasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teenager-heart.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teenager-heart.phpTue, 02 Feb 2010 15:46:15 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityChildhood obesity as early as 7 years of age may increase risk of later cardiovascular diseasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/childhood-obesity-cardio-disease.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/childhood-obesity-cardio-disease.phpTue, 26 Jan 2010 17:39:57 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityFast food menus with calorie information lead to lower calorie selections for young childrenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/menus-calories.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/menus-calories.phpMon, 25 Jan 2010 10:31:34 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityHigh BMI among children and adolescents continues to be a public health concern in the United Stateshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-steady.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-steady.phpWed, 13 Jan 2010 19:12:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityStudy to address dramatically increased rates of obesity in teenage children and adolescentshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/psychotherapy-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/psychotherapy-obesity.phpTue, 15 Dec 2009 15:34:35 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityTelevision advertising continues to contribute to epidemic levels of obesityhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/food-industry-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/food-industry-obesity.phpMon, 14 Dec 2009 14:10:44 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityBeing overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spinehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/spinal-obese-children.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/spinal-obese-children.phpTue, 01 Dec 2009 19:18:33 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityGirls with a BMI of 30 or larger at age 18 had more than twice the risk of developing multiple sclerosishttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-ms.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/obesity-ms.phpTue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:54 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityIntervention program helps children live healthier lives in fight against nations childhood obesity epidemichttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/kids-eat-healthier.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/kids-eat-healthier.phpSat, 26 Sep 2009 10:30:17 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityTeenagers attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class according to new researchhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teenage-diet.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/teenage-diet.phpFri, 25 Sep 2009 08:54:25 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityChildren with emotional difficulties are at higher risk for obesity in adult lifehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/emotional-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/emotional-obesity.phpFri, 11 Sep 2009 15:23:21 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityAccording to HHS CDC the percentage of young people who are obese and overweight has more than tripled since 1980https://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hhs-childhood-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/hhs-childhood-obesity.phpThu, 10 Sep 2009 16:08:18 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesitySurgeons General STOP Obesity Alliance announce America has reached tipping point on obesity - STOP Obesity Alliance issues recommendations to ensure health reform successfully addresses obesity epidemichttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/america-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/america-obesity.phpWed, 09 Sep 2009 12:43:14 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe prevalence of childhood obesity in children has reached alarming levels even in developing countrieshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/vascular-obesity.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/vascular-obesity.phpMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:21:17 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityPublic health concerns about obesity and how young women in their 20s consistently exercise less than young menhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/exercise-eating-habits.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/exercise-eating-habits.phpSun, 23 Aug 2009 14:06:00 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityPhysical activity can also help prevent obesity even when there is a tendency to gain weight due to geneticshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/childhood-obesity-epidemic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/childhood-obesity-epidemic.phpSat, 08 Aug 2009 13:53:19 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityResearchers found that disordered eating habits among overweight youth are linked to specific tendencies for both males and femaleshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-risk-factors.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/child-risk-factors.phpThu, 30 Jul 2009 12:25:05 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityBeing active helps kids stay lean as they age even if they do not remain as active later in childhoodhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/active-children-benefit.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/active-children-benefit.phpTue, 28 Jul 2009 14:53:20 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityOnce children become overweight it is often extremely difficult for them to shed these excess poundshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/children-weight-problems.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/children-weight-problems.phpWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:00:42 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityOverweight children show signs of the negative consequences of obesity as early as kindergartenhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overweight-children.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/overweight-children.phpThu, 02 Jul 2009 17:26:50 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood Obesitylaparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndromehttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/lap-band-surgery-teens.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/lap-band-surgery-teens.phpFri, 12 Jun 2009 08:57:46 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityPrograms aimed at childhood obesity are likely to be more effective if they also actively seek to keep children happyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/junk-food-kids.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/junk-food-kids.phpTue, 14 Apr 2009 11:19:44 GMTDisabled WorldChildhood ObesityThe school board in Gillette Wyoming decided to put kids BMI an indicator of obesity on their report cardshttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-obesity-test.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/fitness/child-obesity/bmi-obesity-test.phpSat, 12 Apr 2008 18:26:24 GMTDisabled World