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Topic: Obesity in Children
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Obesity - National Institutes of Health
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts - Nemours Foundation
- Childhood Obesity: Prevalence and Identification - American Obesity Association
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glo - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
Directories
- Find a Nutrition Professional - American Dietetic Association
National Institutes of Health
- Helping Your Overweight Child - NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network
Organizations
- American Obesity Association -
- KidsHealth - Nemours Foundation
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K -
- Weight-Control Information Network - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Overviews
- Overweight and Obesity - Nemours Foundation
- Is Your Child Overweight? - American Academy of Pediatrics
Prevention/Screening
- Childhood Obesity: Prevention - American Obesity Association
Related Issues
- What “Being Overweight” Means - Nemours Foundation
- Sensible Approaches to Children's Weight Prob - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Lose Weig - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Keep a He - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Childhood Obesity: What Parents Can Do - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Childhood Obesity on the Rise - National Institutes of Health
- Body Mass Index - Nemours Foundation
Research
- Weight Gain That Starts in Childhood Leads to Enla - American Heart Association
- U.S. Teens More Overweight Than Youth in 14 Other - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Transition from Teen Years to Adulthood Marks Peri - Nemours Foundation
- Parents and Kids Benefit from Preschool Obesity Pr - Nemours Foundation
- Overweight Teens Are Less Likely to Compensate for - Nemours Foundation
- Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Child’s Men - American Psychiatric Association
- Interactions Between Parents and Kids May Contribu - Nemours Foundation
- Exercise Program Boosts Heart Health in Obese Kids - Nemours Foundation
- Eating Food Away from Home Contributes to Excess W - Nemours Foundation
- Being Overweight Associated with Behavior Problems - Nemours Foundation
Statistics
- FASTATS: Overweight Prevalence - National Center for Health Statistics
- Childhood Obesity in the United States: Facts and - Institute of Medicine
- Obesity in Youth - American Obesity Association
Treatment
- Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Tre - American Obesity Association
- Is Dieting OK for Kids? - Nemours Foundation
- What about a Formal Weight-Loss Program for Childr - American Academy of Pediatrics
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