Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Obesity in Children Health information topics about Obesity in Children: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Obesity National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009765&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/bmi_charts.html 2. Childhood Obesity: Prevalence and Identification American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/prevalence.shtml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Obesity, Physical Activity, and Weight-Control Glo NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/glossary.htm Directories 1. Find a Nutrition Professional American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/Public/PublicDietitianDisclaimerAdvanced.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Helping Your Overweight Child NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm Organizations 1. American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/ 2. KidsHealth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html 3. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 4. Weight-Control Information Network National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://win.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Overweight and Obesity Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/overweight_obesity.html 2. Is Your Child Overweight? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSI498W7C&sub_... Prevention/Screening 1. Childhood Obesity: Prevention American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/prevention.shtml Related Issues 1. What â??Being Overweightâ?? Means Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/overweight.html 2. Sensible Approaches to Children's Weight Prob Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00057 3. Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Lose Weig American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/343.xml 4. Obesity and Children: Helping Your Child Keep a He American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/344.xml 5. Childhood Obesity: What Parents Can Do Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00058 6. Childhood Obesity on the Rise National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm 7. Body Mass Index Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/bmi.html Research 1. Weight Gain That Starts in Childhood Leads to Enla American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3026821 2. U.S. Teens More Overweight Than Youth in 14 Other National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2004/nichd-05.htm 3. Transition from Teen Years to Adulthood Marks Peri Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/transition_obesity_risk.html 4. Parents and Kids Benefit from Preschool Obesity Pr Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/preschool_obesity_prevention.html 5. Overweight Teens Are Less Likely to Compensate for Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/calorie_compensation.html 6. Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Childâ??s Men American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/childrenobesity92903.pdf 7. Interactions Between Parents and Kids May Contribu Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/interactions_overweight.html 8. Exercise Program Boosts Heart Health in Obese Kids Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/exercise_heart_health.html 9. Eating Food Away from Home Contributes to Excess W Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/eating_away.html 10. Being Overweight Associated with Behavior Problems Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/overweight_behavior_problems.html Statistics 1. FASTATS: Overweight Prevalence National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/overwt.htm 2. Childhood Obesity in the United States: Facts and Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/22/606/0.pdf 3. Obesity in Youth American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/subs/fastfacts/obesity_youth.shtml Treatment 1. Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Tre American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/subs/childhood/healthrisks.shtml 2. Is Dieting OK for Kids? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/diet.html 3. 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