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Materials
from Other Organizations 
Children
and Teens in Weight Crisis: Summary Edition. This 35-page article
by F. Berg in the Healthy Weight Journal discusses the main issues
surrounding childhood and adolescent obesity, including self-image difficulties,
societal pressures, sedentary lifestyles, and harmful dieting practices.
Available for $11.95 from: Healthy Living Institute, 402 S. 14th St.,
Hettinger, ND 58639; phone: (701) 567-2646.
Fit For a King. 1997. This 9-minute video, produced by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is part of a curriculum kit aimed at educating children about nutrition. Accompanied by a leader's guide, poster, and nine activity sheets which may be duplicated, the curriculum includes discussions of the food pyramid and how children can make healthy food choices. Available for $19.95 from: International Food Information Council, 1100 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 430, Washington, DC 20036; phone: (202) 296-6540.
My Book About Eating Healthy Foods. 1995. This 8-page children's booklet by Channing L. Bete explains why people need to eat healthy food and what healthy foods are. Included activities help children learn which foods are high in sugar or fat and which foods are healthy. Available for $1.25 each from: Channing L. Bete, 200 State Rd., South Deerfield, MA 01373; phone: 1-800-628-7733.
Raising Largely Positive Kids. This fact sheet, designed for parents of overweight children, contains suggestions to help parents build up their child's self-esteem and offer unconditional love and acceptance. Parents are encouraged to establish regular family physical fitness activities, make an extra effort to find clothing similar to what friends and peers are wearing, and refrain from becoming the "food police." Available from: Largely Positive, Inc., P.O. Box 17223, Glendale, WI 53217.
Textbook of Pediatric Nutrition, 2nd Edition. 1997. This 692-page book by R. Suskind and L. Lewinter-Suskind covers the major aspects of pediatric nutrition, including childhood obesity, eating disorders, and dyslipidemias. Available for $126 from: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 227 East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106; phone: (215) 413-4042.