Overweight and Obesity
Guidelines and Recommendations

Below are selected prevention and treatment guidelines, recommendations, frameworks, approaches, and other documents related to overweight and obesity.  Also see related links on this page.

Key School Strategies to Prevent Childhood Obesity (10/30/05)http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/keystrategies/
The percentage of children who are overweight has more than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than tripled since 1980. Overweight is a risk factor for health conditions such as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem. The good news is that schools can help students and staff adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors that are the keys to preventing obesity!

Related Links

Overweight and Obesity: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/overwght.htm

Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/communityguide.htm

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