Childhood Obesity WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Childhood Obesity and compiled helpful research notes below.
- Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity
mayoclinic.com - Childhood Obesity
- Wikipedia: Childhood Obesity en.wikipedia.org - Childhood Obesity
- MedlinePlus: Obesity in Children nlm.nih.gov - Obesity in Children
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Childhood Obesity cdc.gov - Childhood Obesity
- eMedicineHealth: Obesity in Children emedicinehealth.com - Obesity in Children
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Obesity in Children - Medically Speaking Audio Podcast umm.edu - Obesity in Children - Medically Speaking Audio Podcast
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Research Notes on Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a medical condition that is characterized by a weight well above the mean for their height and age, and a body mass index well above the norm. More than 15 percent of American children are considered obese.
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What is Childhood Obesity?
- Penn State Children's Hospital: Childhood Obesity-What is it?
- WrongDiagnosis: All about obesity
- American Obesity Association (AOA) : Childhood Obesity-Prevalence and Identification
- aHealthyMe: Guidelines on Childhood Obesity
- KidsSource: Defining Obesity in Children and Adolescents
- eMedicine: Obesity
What Are The Symptoms of Childhood Obesity?
- HealthNotes (via RevolutionHealth): Childhood Obesity-What are the symptoms?
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Childhood Obesity-Signs and Symptoms
- KidsHealth: Is Your Child Overweight?
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital: What are the symptoms of obesity?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Childhood Obesity?
- The Diet Channel: What Causes Childhood Obesity?
- MedicineNet: What are the risks of childhood obesity?
- HealthNotes(via RevolutionHealth): Childhood Obesity
- eMedicineHealth: Obesity in Children Causes
- AOA: Childhood Obesity Causes
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Childhood Obesity?
- eMedicineHealth: Obesity in Children Treatment
- AOA: Childhood Obesity Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity Treatments
- University of Michigan: Diet and/or Exercise programs as treatments for childhood obesity
- UCSF: Childhood Obesity Treatment
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Childhood Obesity?
- HealthWise: Childhood Obesity Alternative Treatments
- PCCNaturalMarkets: Lifestyle changes that may be helpful
How Do You Prevent Childhood Obesity?
- About.com: Preventing Childhood Obesity Recommendations
- American Heart Association: Childhood Obesity Prevention
- AOA: Childhood Obesity Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Childhood Obesity Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Childhood Obesity
- The New York Times: After Steady Climb, Childhood Obesity Rates Stall (May 28, 2008)
- Diet 78431: Childhood Obesity - What Can I do to Help my Child?
- J~Murph's Blog: The Finished Product (Obesity Paper)
- Maya's Granny: Attacking Fat Kids
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Childhood Obesity
- Obesitydiscussion: Childhood Obesity- Family Responsibility
- ObesityHelp: What have I done to my child?
- HealthBoards: Child Obesity Linked With Adult Obesity?
- DailyStrength: Childhood Obesity
- ObesityDiscussion: Childhood Obesity Interesting Perspective
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Childhood Obesity
- JAMA: Childhood Obesity Articles
- PubMedCentral: Childhood Obesity Articles
- Google Scholar: Childhood Obesity Articles
Clinical Trials on Childhood Obesity
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Childhood Obesity Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Childhood Obesity Clinical Trials
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Obesity in Children, Obesity in Kids
- Last update: May 11, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
