Childhood Obesity

Slide 1 of 11: Introduction

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Author

Cathleen Erin McGreal, Michigan State University

Synopsis

In this activity, you will look at the problem of childhood obesity and explore some of its possible causes as well as some of its remedies. During the activity, you also will view videos in which children who have struggled with obesity describe themselves and their experiences of being overweight.

References

[Center for Disease Control] CDC Grand Rounds: Childhood Obesity in the United States. URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6002a2.htm?s_cid=mm6002a2_w Retrieved 3/31/11

Collins, A. & Peebles, R. (2011). Pediatric obesity: A pediatrician’s viewpoint. In Debasis Bagchi (Editor) Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity: Current Status, Consequences and Prevention. Pages 257-264.

Cornett, R. E. (2011). The emotional impact of obesity on children. In Debasis Bagchi (Editor) Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity: Current Status, Consequences and Prevention. Pages 257-264.

Dalton, S. (2004). Our overweight children: What parents, schools, and communities can do to control the fatness epidemic. Berkeley: University of California Press.

[Harvard School of Public Health.] Food Pyramids: What Should You Eat? URL: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu /nutritionsource/pyramids.html Retrieved on February 24, 2011

[Mayo Clinic Staff] Childhood Obesity: Complications. URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com Retrieved 2/20/2011

Mullen, M. C., & Shield, J. (2004). Childhood and adolescent overweight: The health professional’s guide to identification, treatment, and prevention. Chicago: American Dietetic Association.

Ogden, C. L. & Flegal, K. M. (June 25, 2010). Changes in terminology for childhood overweight and obesity. National health statistics reports; no 25. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics.

Rimm, S., & Rimm, R. (2004). Rescuing the emotional lives of overweight children: What our kids go through and how we can help. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.

Rolland-Cachera, M. G., & Bellisle, F. (2002). Nutrition. In W. Burniat, T. J. Cole, I. Lissau, & E. M. E. Poskitt (Eds.), Child and adolescent obesity: Causes and consequences, prevention and management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition and Promotion. Retrieved February 24, 2011, from http://www.mypyramid.gov

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Training module for Overweight Children and Adolescents: Screen, Assess and Manage. Retrieved April, 2005, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncccdphp/dnpa/ growthcharts/training/modules/module3/text/page1a.htm

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Wojcicki, J. M. & Heyman, M. B. (2010). Let’s move – Childhood obesity prevention from pregnancy and infancy onward. The New England Journal of Medicine, 362, 1457.