Child Obesity in the News

Click on the following links for news reports related to childhood obesity from across the country.

January 2008

Children: Study Ties Too Little Sleep With Too Much Weight
New York Times

Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese
New York Times

Lunch Dilemma: Too Few Calories, Too Many Fat Kids
Miami Herald

Khaliah Ali Leads US Obesity Fight
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

December 2007

Childhood Obesity Leads to Adult Problems, Studies Say
The Kansas City Star

The Price of Childhood Obesity
Xenia Daily Gazette

Lifelong Effects of Childhood Obesity
Time

"Long Overdue" Guidelines Set for Childhood Obesity
USA Today

Sharp Increases in Child Obesity Foreseen
Reuters

November 2007

The Truth About Family Dinners
Parade

Lack of Sleep May Lead to Fatter Kids
Associated Press

Study Focuses on Risk of Obesity in Children with Heart Conditions
Associated Content

Obesity, Poverty Links Discussed
Tulsa World

October 2007

Surgeons Find That Laparoscopic Banding Procedure Helps Overweight Adolescents Lose Weight and Improve Health
PRNewswire-USNewswire

Maintenance Treatment Helps Kids Keep Weight Off
Washington Post

Childhood Obesity as a Chronic Disease
The Journal of the American Medical Association

Kid Detectives Fight Childhood Obesity
Gannett News Service

America’s Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Black Star News

Campaign Puts a Healthy Accent on Good Eating
Miami Herald – Miami, FL

The Family Meal is What Counts, TV On or Off
The New York Times – New York, NY

Kids Have Trouble Keeping Weight Off
Associated Press

September 2007

Patterns: Children's Ads on TV Push Sugar and Fat
The New York Times – New York, NY

Keeping Kids on the Move
Boonville Daily News – Boonville, MO

The School Cafeteria, On a Diet
The New York Times – New York, NY

August 2007

Diet Foods May Promote Child Obesity
WebMD

Nickelodeon Plans To End Licensing Tied to Junk Food
The Wall Street Journal

If It Says MacDonald's, Then It Must Be Good
The New York Times – New York, NY

Study: Obese Kids Are Absent More
The Associated Press

July 2007

Limiting Ads of Junk Food to Children
The New York Times – New York, NY

Taunting May Affect Health of Obese Youth
The Boston Globe – Boston, MA

June, 2007

Read Westchester County’s report on the prevalence of childhood obesity among elementary school children, Fit Kids Body Mass Index Screening Project (PDF)

Learn how New Jersey, the state with the highest number of overweight and obese children under age 5, is planning to fight this epidemic.  See the New Jersey Obesity Prevention Action Plan. (PDF)

Weight Loss Surgery Safer for Teens?
CBS News

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