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 | Body Mass Index: About BMI for Children and Teens
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Explains how Body Mass Index (BMI) is used differently in children than in adults and provides information on calculating and interpreting BMI for children and teens. |
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 | Healthy Youth! Health Topics: Childhood Overweight
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Provides facts about overweight among young people, including several statistics, and information on determining the body mass index of children and adolescents as well as strategies for healthy eating and including physical activity. |
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| Nutrition and the Health of Young People
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Facts and statistics about the status of child and adolescent nutrition in the United States. Also in PDF|85 KB. |
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| Helping Your Overweight Child
DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network.
Information for parents to help their children develop a healthy body image and learn healthy eating and physical activity habits. Also in PDF|2.2 MB. |
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 | MyPyramid for Kids
USDA. Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Child-friendly version of MyPyramid, USDA's food guidance system. Developed to help motivate children 6-11 years old make healthy food choices and be physically active every day. |
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| Eat Smart. Play Hard. for Kids
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Web page that connects kids to healthy eating and physical activity interactive learning and skill-building experiences within a virtual community setting. Includes songs, experiments, activity sheets, comics, clipart, worksheets, games, posters, e-cards, recipes, and more. |
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| SmallStep Kids
Department of Health and Human Services.
Games and other activities to help kids learn about healthy eating and physical activity. Also in Spanish. |
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| BAM! Body and Mind
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! provides information to help them make healthy lifestyle choices. The site uses games, quizzes, and other interactive features to teach kids about topics such as food and nutrition, physical activity, and general safety. |
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| VERB. It's what you do.
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Specifically for tweens, this website offers activities and games to make physical activity cool and fun. |
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| Childhood Obesity on the Rise
NIH. Word on Health.
Discusses reasons for the rising obesity rates in children, and provides resources and suggestions for helping them maintain a healthy weight. |
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Last Modified: Feb 18, 2009 |
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