Directory of Obesity Resources

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This category provides health information, support and advice to parents and care givers about obesity in children ranging in age from newborn to twenty-one.

Resources in This Category

• Bloomberg - Childhood Obesity News

  http://topics.bloomberg.com/childhood-obesity/
  Collected news articles, videos, photos and blogs about obesity in children.

• Childhood Obesity - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_obesity
  Article on the prevalence, causes and history of overweight in children.

• Childhood Overweight and Obesity - WHO

  http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/
  Program by the World Health Organisation on childhood overweight and obesity.

• European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG)

  http://www.ecog-obesity.eu/
  Networking group of researchers from many European countries.

• MEND Childhood Obesity Programme

  http://www.mendprogramme.org/
  British charitable organisation working to reduce global childhood overweight and obesity levels.

• NSW Health: Child Obesity

  http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/obesity/
  The NSW government action plan for the prevention of obesity in children and young people.

• Obesity in Children - MedlinePlus

  https://medlineplus.gov/obesityinchildren.html
  Article covering causes and management of childhood obesity.

• Overweight and Obesity in Kids Underdiagnosed

  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Obesity/12307
  News article that shows that about a third of children who are overweight or obese are diagnosed as such by pediatricians.

• Telegraph.co.uk - Study finds commercialism harms Britain's kids

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1572078/Study-finds-commercialism-harms-Britains-kids.html
  Increasing obesity due to increase in commercials. Article by Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor. [RSS]

• Washington Post - Young Lives At Risk: Our Overweight Children

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/childhoodobesity/
  News, features, video, data and blogs from the Washington Post and other resources. Includes global events and related coverage.

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• Home > Health > Conditions and Diseases > Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders > Obesity
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