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One of the best ways to prevent overweight and obesity in your child is to improve the eating and activity levels of your entire family. Learn how to help your child make healthy choices.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old, to calculate the body mass index for a child or teen.... Details >
This fact sheet discusses childhood obesity, including health risks, diagnosis, and treatment. Tips are provided for parents to help establish healthy eating patterns.... Details >
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Eating well and being physically active are key to your child’s well-being. This site provides tips for parents to help their child—and the whole family—learn healthy eating and physical activity habi... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children in... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
LetsMove.gov provides helpful tips, step-by-step strategies for parents, and regular updates on how the federal government is working with partners to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. Join com... Details >
Helping your kids get and stay healthy isn’t always easy. Here are some helpful tips and information to help you take positive steps! ... Details >
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We Can! is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physi... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Read about problems associated with childhood obesity. ... Details >
This action plan defines the goal of ending childhood obesity in a generation as returning to a childhood obesity rate of just 5 percent by 2030 and presents a series of 70 specific recommendations, m... Details >