Child obesity

Phthalates in personal care products may contribute to child obesity

Raising children in a healthy manner has become an enormous challenge largely due to the myriad of chemicals in various products which can harm...

Kids and exercise

It's common knowledge that exercise is good for kids. The great thing for kids is that daily exercise comes in the form of playing, gym class,...

Make our children fat and happy - Congress' goal

On Monday Congress blocked legislation, proposed by the Agriculture Department, which addressed the obesity epidemic from which our children suffer...

Your Obese Child - Obesity Can Kill Them Young

Unfortunately yes, dying young is a major health problem of an obese child. In fact this is the first generation in a long time, where...

Good Nutrition in School Can Help to Fight Childhood Obesity

Obesity rates have doubled in adults and tripled in children and adolescents over past two decades. Perhaps you are trying to help your child lose...

PEP Grants awarded by USDOE to be used for SPARK programs in PBC schools

The Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) has been countering childhood obesity since 1989. SPARK is a research-based, public...

Childhood Obesity, What are you feeding your child?

　Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat that affects a child's health or wellbeing in a very negative way. As methods to...

Child obesity is primarily a problem for parents to solve

A physician recently suggested that extremely overweight children should be placed under foster care because such obesity is a form of child abuse....