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Learn what research tells us about the youth obesity epidemic. Prevention during childhood is an essential component of the efforts to combat this global epidemic. Promoting research to reduce overweight children and teens will help prevent fat kids from turning into fatter adults.

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Childhood Obesity and Media Use  Get the facts about Media Use and Obesity Among Children. Children spend more time sitting in front of electronic screens than any other activity besides sleeping.

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Facts about Childhood Obesity  Get facts from a free publication from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools summarizing key findings from the best studies on the background and health consequences of childhood obesity as well as information regarding physical activity and schools and nutrition and schools.

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Glossary of Obesity and Weight Loss Terms  Glossary of Terms Related to Obesity and Weight Loss.

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Obesity Rates Higher in US Teens  U.S. teens are more likely to be overweight than are teens from 14 other industrialized nations, according to the Department of Health and Human Services as well as institutions in 13 European countries and in Israel. The study appears in The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

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Primer on Obesity in Kids  Over the past 20 years, clinical obesity among children and adolescents has skyrocketed from 6% to 15%. This makes overweight and obesity the most common chronic illness in pediatrics. The cause of this epidemic is entirely behavioral: high-calorie diets and insufficient exercise.

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Research on Overweight and Obese Children   If you think that your child is overweight or even obese, read more and then contact your doctor. Overcoming overweight and obesity means adapting the way your family eats and exercises and the way you spend time together.

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Steps to Preventing Overweight and Obesity  President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports offers strategies that help address overweight and obesity, like requiring physical education at all school grades, providing more health food options on school campuses, and providing safe and accessible recreational facilities for residents of all ages.

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Teen Obesity Health Risks and Treatment   Learn about the Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment options for dealing with Childhood Obesity.

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