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Its important pre-teens and teenagers follow smart weight loss plans to ensure the nutrition requirements for their bodies are met. Learn about youth obesity, boarding schools and camps that specialize in helping adolescents lose pounds, exercise tips and maintenance programs for lifelong weight control.

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• Childhood Obesity Research
• Exercise and Nutrition Tips for Teens
• Weight Loss Boarding Schools
• Weight Loss Camps

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• Changing Body Images of Girls and Boys

  Its incredible how much we communicate and teach our sons and daughters about how we feel about our own bodieswithout vocalizing a word. They have their eyes and ears upon us more than we know and it effects how they see their own changing bodies.

• How Can I Tell If My Child Needs to Lose Weight?

  The fact of the matter is that overweight children often become overweight adults. And both children and adults who are overweight are at risk for health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, orthopedic problems and depression, to name just a few. Learn more about childhood obesity.

• Truth About Diets, Weight Loss, and Getting Fit

  Read about the Nine Truths About Weight Loss.

• Weight Loss Help Directory

  This comprehensive Weight Loss Help Directory contains links to sites you'll want to visit to for information about losing weight, diet and nutrition, exercise and fitness. The Weight Loss Help Directory lists gym locations around the country, weight loss camps and spas, and links to every major commercial weight loss program.

• At Risk Youth

  At Risk Youth strives to provide troubled adolescents and their parents with valuable information pertaining to issues that face todays youth. This site includes information about adolescents and the issues that they may be struggling with, including substance abuse, defiance, violence, weight management, learning disabilities, eating disorders, and other behavioral and emotional issues. At Risk Youth strives to provide parents with advice about effective treatment options.

• Children's Health Center

  Visit the Mayo Clinic's Children's Health Center online to learn about your child's development, taking control, and about the basics of children's health and well-being.

• Denise Austin's Fit Kids Club

  It's so important to take care of yourself  even when you're a kid, so you stay physically fit and healthy, and always feel your best! Check out the cool articles, fitness ideas and fun snack recipes! Learn more about the Fit Kids in Denise's video and her work with the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports! And get a Fit Kids Certificate of your own!

• Developing a Positive Body Image

  Body image is our personal view and interpretation of our body, including mental, emotional, historical and physical components. Another definition of body image is: "A picture of the body seen through the mind's eye."

• Helping Your Overweight Child

  Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children into their adult years. You can take an active role in helping your childand your whole familylearn healthy eating and physical activity habits that can last for a lifetime.

• Overweight Teen

  Articles, tips and resources for parents and teens struggling with obesity and weight loss.