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Evaluation and Treatment of Childhood Obesity
This American Academy for Family Physicians article (February 1999) includes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation of obese children, treatment, and tips to give to parents.
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Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs:
Promoting Healthy Weight in Children
Developed by the Weight Realities Division of the Society for Nutrition Education in October 2002, these guidelines for obesity prevention programs encourage a health-centered, rather than weight-centered, approach that focuses on the whole child, physically, mentally and socially. The emphasis is on living actively, eating in normal and healthy ways, and creating a nurturing environment that helps children recognize their own worth, and respects cultural foodways and family traditions. It is recognized that obesity, eating disorders, hazardous weight loss, nutrient deficiencies, size discrimination, and body hatred are all interrelated and need to be addressed in comprehensive ways that do no harm.
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If
My Child is Overweight, What Should I Do About It?
This 20-page booklet by Joanne Ikeda provides information for parents
on how to help their overweight children. It includes a range of helpful
information, including addressing emotional issues as well as making healthy
food choices.
Order from:
ANR
Catalog
University of California
Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources
Communication Services Publications
(800) 994-8849
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If
Your Child is Overweight: A Guide for Parents
This booklet by Susan M. Kosharek, written for parents with overweight
children ages 6-12, contains practical information and strategies to
improve family eating habits (to benefit all members not just overweight
children).
Order from:
American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(800) 877-1600 ext 5000
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Increasing
Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on
Community Preventative Services
This report includes
recommendations on two informational approaches, three behavioral
approaches, three behavioral and social approaches, one intervention
to increase physical activity by using environmental and policy approaches,
adn how to apply the interventions locally.
The
Practical Guide: Identification,
Evaluation, and Treatment
of Overweight and Obesity
in Adults
Developed cooperatively
by the North American Association
for the Study of Obesity
(NAASO) and the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI), this guide is based
on the Clinical Guidelines
on the Identification, Evaluation,
and Treatment of Overweight
and Obesity in Adults: Evidence
Report, developed by the
NHLBI Expert Panel and released
in June 1998. The Expert
Panel used an evidence-based
methodology to develop key
recommendations for assessing
and treating overweight
and obese patients. The
guide provides the basic
tools you need to effectively
manage your overweight and
obese adult patients.
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Preventing and Treating Overweight Through Education and Tailored Intervention
Developed out of a January 2004 conference convened by Dairy Council of California and co-sponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute and American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate, these tenets for overweight prevention and treatment emphasize an individualized approach. It is recognized that obesity is a multi-disciplinary issue that requires education-based behavior modification, personal responsibility, environmental change, and public policy. It is recommended that interventions to prevent weight gain and/or maintain weight loss start early and involve motivators, small, achievable steps, simple messages, control of portion size, and a focus on nutrient dense foods.
Weight
Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program that Works for You
Produced by The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management, (spearheded
by the Federal Trade Commission with the International Food Information
Council), Weight Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program that Works for
You information about participating weight loss programs, and helps
in the choice of a safe and effective weihgt loss method.
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Win the Rockies (Wellness IN the Rockies
WIN the Rockies, a community-based research, intervention and outreach project seeks to improve health in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming by addressing obesity innovatively and effectively. Through a four-year food and nutrition-related behavior-change consortium project involving the University of Idaho, Montana State University, the University of Wyoming, their extension services, their WWAMI Medical Education Programs, the Area Health Education Centers in Wyoming and Montana, along with other state organizations and community groups, WIN presents topics such as valuing health, respecting body-size differences, enjoying the benefits of self-acceptance, enjoying physically active living, and enjoying healthful and pleasurable eating to communities in the Rockies. Web pages of interest: Rx Presciptions for Adults .
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