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Parents are not realizing how fat their kids are

As Adams wrote this morning, it seems that a large number of American parents are in denial about how large their kids are. We're not talking tall, ... Read More »

Obese kids who watch TV have higher blood pressure

Big surprise this week, as a new study concluded that watching large amounts of television can increase blood pressure in kids. While the American ... Read More »

Obese toddlers lack proper iron levels

If you're aware of any obese kids in your family (maybe even your own), you may want to have them checked for an iron deficiency. A new report ... Read More »

Obese children can turn around a family's nutrition

It's enlightening to hear that family programs that encourage children with weight problems to make lifestyle changes are being endorsed by many ... Read More »

Overweight kids face social stigma

Do fat kids have it easy? Far from it, and overweight youngsters experience extreme bias from schoolmates, teachers, friends and even parents. A new ... Read More »

Skin 'folds' in teenage years best predictor for overweightness

How do we predict obesity? Methods like Body-Mass Index (BMI) and other objective methods are often used, but how about the size of the folds in our ... Read More »

Small girls tend to weigh more than small boys

A recent Swedish study concluded that growing girls are six times more likely these days to be obese compared to 20 years ago -- which is quite a bit ... Read More »

Childhood obesity influenced by fathers

As Bethany wrote on earlier, a recent study out of Australia found a striking correlation between a father's parenting style and the size of their ... Read More »

Turn off the tube if your kids are becoming fat

It's really not news to me that watching TV causes more incidences of childhood obesity (think: less regular exercise). British researchers have said ... Read More »

European children see rise in obesity

As the number of obese kids in the U.S. rises, the number of obese kids in Europe and China is also rising. What is going on -- why are so many kids ... Read More »