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issues covered: Obesity in children, childhood obesity, childhood obesity statistics
American Academy of Family Physicians
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The site provides general obesity information, including adult and childhood obesity. Articles discuss the causes of obesity, risks, and treatments as well as the current state of obesity and prevention. Some articles contain medical terminology and calculations.
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Bright Futures
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This site contains childhood obesity information on the significance of childhood obesity, prevention, assessment, treatment, and more. Articles cover nutritional guidelines, improving physical activity in overweight children, and other childhood obesity topics with advice and tips for parents and professionals.
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Society for Research Child Development
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The Society promotes multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, fosters the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and encourages applications of research findings. The site offers an extensive review of the research on childhood obesity.
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The Future of Children
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This issue contains nine articles written by some of the nation's leading scholars on childhood obesity. They present evidence on the possible causes of childhood obesity, document the consequences and suggest interventions that could stem this epidemic.
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Your Child
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Your Child offers childhood obesity articles and resources for parents of overweight children. Covers the definition of obesity, how to evaluate and manage obesity in children, and nutrition guidelines. The site also discusses other eating disorders in children such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia with symptoms, prevention, and more information.
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Center for Disease Control
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Provides adolescent and childhood obesity information, from the definition of obesity to health and economic consequences of obesity in children and others. Articles discuss national childhood obesity statistics, programs and resources for adult and childhood obesity, and offer tools such as a Body Mass Index calculator.
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Mayo Clinic
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Provides an overview of obesity as well as an article section in order to link to similar articles on the subject.
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topic summary: These sites contain a range of resources on childhood obesity – definitions of obesity, the current status of obesity, treatment methods, and management techniques for parents of children with obesity. Find information on nutritional guidelines for children with obesity, childhood obesity statistics, and additional advice, tips, and resources.
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