Obesity

Youth Obesity Facts and Information:

• Youth Obesity Facts
• Obesity and Health Information (National Institutes of Health)
• Obesity and Health (National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute)
• Childhood obesity from the American Obesity Association
• Children's eating habits

Diet plans and guidelines:

• Meal preparation/Menu planner
• Healthy School Meals
• Healthy Body Calculator for Adults
• Your child’s caloric needs
• Helping Children Eat right
• Tips for your child’s energy needs and reducing sugar
• Mayo Clinic Guide to sensible nutrition
• Recipes for Healthy Meals for the entire family
• Lean Cuisine’s Healthy meal Planning recipes
• Family Quizzes on dietary fat
• Weight loss programs in Maryland

Fit Families Fit Kids:

• Why television watching makes your child fat
• Don’t make TV watching as a substitute for your child’s exercise
• Reducing TV watching shows decrease in childhood obesity
• Childhood obesity related to TV advertisement and Fast food
• Fit families Fit kids
• Getting your child active
• Children: How to exercise for free
• American Heart Association Guidelines for Children’s Fitness
• The Virtual Children’s Hospital for Exercise
• Helping your child’s physical development
• President’s Council of Physical Fitness Motivating Kids
  • President’s challenge for fitness
    • for kids 6-12 years
    • for teens 13-17 years
  • Fitness and Nutrition plans for children
    • 2-3 years old
    • 4-5 years old
    • 6-12 years old
    • 13-18 yrs old
• Quizzes for the family on exercise and fitness

Sample exercise and diet programs:

• My gym children’s fitness center

Family Web links:

• Healthy lifestyles for All in the Family
• Promoting Active and healthy lifestyle for U
• Importance of children’s fitness