Obesity
Transcript of live chat (11/17/2004) The nation's obesity epidemic is no secret. By now, we're all aware that Americans are fatter than ever, and growing ever fatter. We know that kids are not exempt, and that excess weight threatens kids' health, academic achievement, social development, and more.
It took three years of grass-roots activism, but schoolchildren in Los Angeles are eating healthier this year. This story from the July-August 2004 issue of the Children's Advocate explains.
Posted on August 25, 2004
Half of all states are failing -- and another 10 just keeping pace --to control obesity, according to a University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative report card.
In national measures of public health, Arkansas consistently ranks near the bottom, with high rates of heart disease and obesity. But a broad new effort aims to change that, starting with kids. Rob Capriccioso reports.
Posted on June 22, 2004
A data analysis reported in the June 16 Journal of the American Medical Association finds no indication that the prevalence of obesity and overweight is declining among children or adults. In 1999-2002, 31 percent of children aged 6 through 19 were at risk for overweight; 16 percent were overweight.
This week, Kate Mattos, the president of our board of directors, provides an inside look at Connect for Kids' support of childhood nutrition efforts.
Readers shared their thoughts on a variety of Connect for Kids' topics over the past few months. From ?help with healing? to ?visions of sugarplums,? there are lots of issues that parents, educators, policymakers and advocates are thinking about.
Holidays are a time of year when adults and children alike encounter a lot of high-calorie temptation. But candy canes and chocolate Santas are just the seasonal tip of the iceberg when it comes to trying to help kids eat right. Connect for Kids’ Rob Capriccioso explores the concerns of health experts and parents in the battle against childhood obesity.
New research indicates that adolescence is crunch time in the nation's uphill battle against obesity and overweight. Children who enter adolescence overweight are very likely to remain that way into adulthood, and large numbers of kids become overweight in adolescence. Can PE help? George Graham, president of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, says yes.
Posted on October 8, 2003
Study Finds Link Between TV and Soft Drinks and Overweight Kids associated with obesity among middle-school students. Latinos spend more time watching television and consume more soft drinks than non-Hispanic white or Asian students.
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