Catalyst For Children | Childhood Obesity Links

ABC news report highlighting childhood obesity & rising rates of type 2 diabetes in children; 9 minutes, Mar 17, 2008 - Uploaded by KatieClarkNutrition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLMoFST_Lmc

The Ad Council Initiative on Childhood Obesity Prevention
http://www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=45

American Academy of Pediatrics Website offering advice on Childhood Obesity Prevention
http://www.aap.org/obesity/index.html

Childhood Obesity, Prevalence and Prevention Dehghan - Cited by 168
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/24

Childhood Obesity:The Health Issue Deckelbaum - Cited by 319
http://www.globalcitizen.net/Data/Pages/1269/Papers/20090222112845290.pdf

Colorado State University Essay describes prevention and treatment of childhood overweight
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09317.html

FatFreeKitchen Childhood and Teen Obesity Treatment, Control and Prevention
http:// www.fatfreekitchen.com/weightloss/overweight-children.html

Google Search results for books on childhood obesity

Heart Association Guidelines for primary prevention of of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Beginning in Childhood - Kavey - Cited by 345
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/extract/107/11/1562

Kids Health Information On the Causes of Overweight; Preventing Overweight and Obesity; with Recommendations by Age
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/overweight_obesity.html

Let's Move Campaign Sponsored by Michelle Obama http://www.letsmove.gov/

The Lucile Packard Children's Hospital At Stanford a Comprehensive Program to Prevent and Treat Childhood Obesity
http://www.LPCH.org

Mayo Clinic on Childhood Obesity Comprehensive overview covers screening, complications, treatment and prevention
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC) Provides information about childhood overweight and obesity with multiple links to resources
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity

National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus Online source of references relating to childhood obesity
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html

Nutrition Journal Comprehensive scholarly article on Childhood obesity
www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/24

The Obesity SocietyGuidance for Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity including American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement http://www.obesity.org/information/childhood_overweight.asp

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides grants for obesity prevention programs
http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/

Scientific articles On childhood obesity primary prevention
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=childhood+obesity+primary+prevention&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

Teenage Obesity Computer software and advice to help prevent teenage obesity and to encourage healthy eating
http://www.preventteenageobesity.com/

USDA National Agricultural Library Lists 28 useful links to useful information on adolescent and childhood obesity

US Department of Health and Human Services Comprehensive report on childhood obesity from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
valuation. Features more than 100 scientific references http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/child_obesity/

US Surgeon General Checklist on prevention of childhood obesity
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/obesityprevention/

Video by UCSF's Dr. LustigDemonstrates how sugar in drinks leads to obesity
http://today.ucsf.edu/stories/ucsf-lecture-on-sugar-and-obesity-goes-viral-as-experts-confront-health-cri/

Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) On helping your overweight child
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm

WikipediaDescribes Childhood obesity, its classifications, effects on health, causes, management and more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_obesity