IN THIS ISSUE
New Numbers Show Obesity Rates Rise Again
New Hormone Provides Clues About Weight Loss
Youths' Weight and Eating Patterns Fall Short of Healthy People 2010 Objectives
Can Eating Less Forestall Aging
Obesity in Youth Leads to Increased Economic Costs
Experts Discuss Developments in Bariatric Surgery
Health Information for Children and Teens
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Trim Kids™
Melinda S. Sothern, Ph.D., M.Ed., C.E.P., T. Kristian von Almen, Ph.D., and Heidi Schumacher, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E., HarperCollins, 2001. This 381-page book describes a 12-week weight-management program for children developed at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. It covers the basics of nutrition, physical activity, and behavior modification, as well as issues such as building self-esteem, overcoming obstacles, and dining out. Each chapter includes weekly menus, recipes, activity tips, and checklists to record progress. Available in bookstores.
Exercise Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 2001. This four-page pamphlet explains how physical activity can lower and/or maintain healthy blood pressure levels. It describes health effects of high blood pressure, and offers suggestions on ways to gradually increase physical activity including taking the stairs, engaging in moderate yard work, and walking. Available from ACSM at (317) 637-9200 or www.acsm.org/pdf/Hypert.pdf.
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