What is your review of Childhood Obesity in America ?

American children continue to gain too much weight, with the sharpest increase in obesity occurring among those between 2 and 5 years old, according to a ... A review of more than 40 studies showed that repeated exposure to healthy foods and nutritious snacks helps kids develop healthier preferences. read more

White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President. Washington, DC: White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity; 2010. Fatima Y, Doi SAR, Mamun AA. Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2015;15(2):137–149. read more

Understanding Childhood Obesity is an American Heart Association sourcebook on child nutrition and physical activity. Both the full and condensed downloadable PDF versions are an update of the 2005 version. AHA Recommendation - Overweight in Children - Obese children are more likely to be obese adults. read more

Dueling definitions of childhood obesity-from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF)-further complicate matters, making it hard to compare data between regions. read more