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• They Say: Formula Not Necessarily Fattening. But!

  Researchers studying the influences of body composition in early childhood found that, indeed, babies who were breastfed longer had a lower fat mass that could not be accounted for by genetic differences or height. But the study isn't another "Breast is Best" pitch. Just as influential, researchers found, was a child's weaning diet -- both those being weaned from the breast and those being weaned from formula.   Read More... Posted Jun 01 2009, 01:22 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: childhood obesity, formula, obesity epidemic, they say, breast vs. bottle, weaning diet

• They Say: Moms Don't Care if Boys Get Fat

  A study that set out to determine whether restricting what and how much your child eats would eventually lead to obesity (it doesn't; more on that in a second) uncovered a dirty little secret: Moms care more about keeping their daughters skinny than letting their sons get fat.   Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 03:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: raising girls, childhood obesity, health advice, they say, eating disorder, health advocate, obesityt, raising boys, girls and boys

• You Can't Scare Your Kids Out of an Eating Disorder

  They seem like the perfect mix of over-the-top drama and real-life cautionary tales to scare your kids straight. But all those books out there warning about the dangerous world of eating disorders? Could be helping your kids advance their disordered eating. Read More... Posted May 15 2009, 10:00 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: Movies, books, reading, eating, childhood obesity, weight loss, eating disorders, Jeanne Sager, reading to your kids, disordered eating, weight problem

• Boy Scouts Say Your Kid is Too Fat

  If your little boy is overweight, you better be prepared to break this news: he might not be allowed to join the Boy Scouts with his buddies.  The Scouts are adding height and weight standards for boys and their adult counterparts who take part in the "high adventure" or extreme events, the kind of activities that often take Scouts and their leaders off into the woods or other places that are far afield from medical assistance. Read More... Posted May 11 2009, 11:01 AM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: sports, BMI, childhood obesity, boys, athletics, boy scouts, athletes, Jeanne Sager, weight problems, Boy Scouts of America

• When Your Kid's Report Card Says They're Fat

  The "B" on your kid's report card could soon stand for Body Mass Index.  The Massachusetts Public Health Council has OK'd a proposal that will have schools measuring students' weight and height and sending report cards home to parents that warn them when their kids are overweight. Read More... Posted Apr 13 2009, 02:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: education, fat, childhood obesity, schools, overweight, weight loss, Jeanne Sager, report card, body mass index

• It's NOT Baby Fat

  Think those chubby cheeks are sooo cute? Stop pinching and pull out the scale.  A new study says one in five American four-year-olds is obese. Not chunky. Not husky. Obese. Read More... Posted Apr 08 2009, 11:28 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: health, obesity, childhood obesity, toddlers, preschoolers, Race, percentiles, Jeanne Sager, they say, weight problems

• For Goodness Sake, Leave Their Tonsils Alone

  Want another reason not to put your kids under the knife for a tonsillectomy? Word has it, putting your kids in the hospital so a doctor can cut out those little chunks of lymphatic tissue at the back of the mouth could make them fat. And we're not talking about all that ice cream served up during recovery. Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 12:29 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: obesity, childhood obesity, overweight, weight, surgery, tonsils, Jeanne Sager, they say, weight problems, tonsillectomy

• Is Shame the Answer to Childhood Obesity?

  The creative geniuses behind the anti-childhood obseity ads featuring Barbie certainly seem to think so. Perhaps the Active Life Movement, the (well-intentioned) organization behind the ads, could benefit from this Onion video--a roundtable discussion of the question, "Should We Be Shaming Obese Children More?"--which uncovers the pros and cons of teaching kids through negative reinforcement. Read More... Posted Feb 18 2009, 01:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: barbie, childhood obesity, advertising, the onion, shame

• Barbie Teaches Kids About Obesity

  A new ad campaign by an organization called the Active Life Movement is relying on the paragons of impossible beauty to teach kids about the perils of obesity. Since toys like Barbie really encourage healthy body images and lifestyles…. Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 03:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, barbie, childhood obesity, overweight, superheroes, eating disorders, ads, Active Life Movement, active lifestyles, impossible beauty

• Dad Shackles Overweight Daughter to Bed to Stop Her Eating

  It started with chains and locks on the cabinet doors of the family home to keep his daughter away from the food. When Robert Blue found his fifteen-year-old was getting past them, police say he decided to chain the girl to her bed and beat her with a stick. The problem? The teen was twenty pounds over the weight her father thought appropriate. Theres's no excuse for it, but the extreme methodology to make a child lose weight may not be that uncommon. Read More... Posted Jan 22 2009, 12:33 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, obesity, childhood obesity, child abuse, abuse, overweight teens, Jeanne Sager, neglect, eating disorder, malnutrition

• They Say: Mothers Overestimate Kids' Eating Habits, Activity

  Think your kid is developing decent eating and exercise habits? Think again, according to a new study published in the journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. A team led by Dr. Hollie Raynor of the department of nutrition at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, surveyed the mothers of 174 children aged two to 12 about diet and activity in their free time. Heights and weights were obtained from the children's medical records. Comparing what mothers reported to their children’s heights and weights showed that mothers tended to overestimate how well their children were eating and how much they were exercising, and that while mothers said preschool kids did better than elementary age kids, in fact there was not much difference. Read More... Posted Jan 13 2009, 10:31 AM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: television, nutrition, childhood obesity, exercise, activity, they say, eating habits, what to feed your kid, feeding children

• They Say: Schools Near Fast Food Makes Fat Kids

  Think your kids are OK as long as you keep them clear of Burger King and Taco Hell Bell? Guess again. A new study says kids who attend schools within walking distance of a fast food restaurant are more likely to be obese. If they can see the golden arches, they can walk. Read More... Posted Dec 26 2008, 08:09 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: mcdonald's, fast food, fat kids, childhood obesity, California, study, healthy kids, schools out, wendy's, burger king, Jeanne Sager, they say, Googe maps, bad foods, french fries

• New Food Pyramid Promises to Help Picky Eaters

  Is there anything your kid won't turn his nose up at? Help is on the way - via the federal government.  The new version of the USDA food pyramid breaks down the old one size fits all triangle, with a Website directed toward parents of the two-to-five set. MyPyramid for Preschoolers is being touted as the answer to all their nutrition needs. Read More... Posted Dec 15 2008, 04:32 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: food, feeding kids, picky eaters, nutrition, eating, fat kids, childhood obesity, picky, Jeanne Sager, USDA guidelines, food pyramid

• To Flavor Milk or Not to Flavor Milk?

  Is it nobler to offer kids a sugary version of a healthful beverage to encourage calcium consumption, or to restrict their sugary options, no doubt pushing some of them into the welcoming arms of empty-caloried soft drinks? That is the question for Chicago-area public schools. While some say Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:10 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, childhood obesity, school lunches, Shannon LC Cate, flavored milk, calcium intake

• Do You Still Have Halloween Candy In Your House?

  I was one of those cranky parents who refused to buy Halloween candy this year. I stocked up on the foodless treats instead - the plastic teeth and rubber bangle bracelets that I left for my husband to hand out to the sugared-up masses. So why do I still have a closet full of miniature candy bars and orange one-serving baggies of cookies? Thanksgiving is a week away people. Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 01:02 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: food, toys, holidays, childhood obesity, candy, Halloween, thanksgiving, Jeanne Sager

• They Say: Fast-Food Ads Contribute to Child Obesity

  A new study published in the Journal of Law and Economics links obesity rates to the amount of fast-food ads kids see when watching television. Unlike other studies, which have suggested a connection between time spent watching TV and obesity, the new research looks solely at the fast-food advertising and its effect on kids' weight problems. Despite criticism from business spokespeople that the study used old data from the 1990s, before McDonalds and Burger King changed their advertising practices, the study's authors are pushing for a reduction in the tax-deduction status of such marketing messages. Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 12:31 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with no comments Filed under: children, kids, television, tv, happiness, childhood obesity

• They Say: Fat-Eating Pregos Make for Fat-Loving Kids

  Tired of hearing your mom comment on the size of your butt? Tell her it's her fault. A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience says women who indulge in fat-laden foods during pregnancy are setting the stage for parenting a child who will constantly struggle with his or her weight. Read More... Posted Nov 17 2008, 03:39 PM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: pregnancy, fat, childhood obesity, research, study, weight, brain development, fetal development, Jeanne Sager, they say, eating for two, fatty foods

• They Say: Text Messaging Can Fight Childhood Obesity

  So they have a permanent squint from staring at that little screen and they speak in text-message-ese (or is that only in corny wireless commercials?). Texting can be good for your kids. According to a study in this month's issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, obese kids get the same benefits from texting that they would from traditional food diaries. Read More... Posted Nov 12 2008, 03:49 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: obesity, fat kids, cell phones, childhood obesity, texting, Jeanne Sager, they say, text messaging

• They Say: Our Kids Are Developing a (Legal) Drug Habit

  Either kids are getting sicker or doctors are pill happy. A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Pediatrics says prescriptions for kids with chronic health problems jumped by more than one hundred percent over a three-year period. Read More... Posted Nov 05 2008, 03:35 PM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: medicine, childhood obesity, ADD, asthma, diabetes, ADHD, Jeanne Sager, they say, cholesterol, pharmaceuticals, type two diabetes

• Happy Birthday Cookie Monster: C is Still For Cookie Thirty-Nine Years Later

  He's not exactly svelte, but Cookie Monster celebrates his birthday today without a crag in the face or wrinkle in the fur. It's got to be the cookies. Read More... Posted Nov 02 2008, 11:00 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: tv, sesame street, childhood obesity, Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert, cookie monster, Jeanne Sager, children's characters, obscure holidays, character birthdays, Prairie Dawn

• They Say: Kids Like To Eat Vegetables. I Still Don't Believe Them

  Kids like vegetables. They like them better than candy. OK, I didn't believe it either. But the results of a survey of California four- and five-year-old kids claims if peas and a Tootsie Pop had a fight, peas would knock 'em out of sight.     Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 02:51 PM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: food, healthy eating, picky eaters, cooking for kids, childhood obesity, vegetables, Jeanne Sager, veggies, kids and veggies

• Do Kids Really Need Tread Mills?

  The new focus in our culture on childhood obesity has led to some interesting shifts in childhood itself, the most recent of which is club memberships for kids.  The Chicago Tribune reports that: "Fitness club memberships for youths age 6 to 17 have more than doubled in the past two decades, rising from 1.3 million in 1987 to 3.9 million in 2007. More than 1.3 million of those memberships were for children 6 to 11, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association." One might think Read More... Posted Oct 25 2008, 04:30 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: video games, childhood obesity, fitness, exercise, Shannon LC Cate, health clubs, gym memberships, fitness clubs

• They Say: Parents Don't Know Kids are Too Fat or Too Thin

  Think your kid has a weight problem? You might want to check with their doctor. A Melbourne University study of more than 2100 families found almost half the parents of overweight kids thought they were "healthy." The numbers weren't much better for parents of underweight kids. Read More... Posted Oct 20 2008, 12:56 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: childhood obesity, overweight, food issues, weight gain, Jeanne Sager, they say, bulimia, eating disorder, thinness, underweight

• Does Anyone Let Their Kids Eat Candy On Halloween Anymore?

  I know that childhood obesity is a huge problem, with almost a third of kids age 2-19 qualifying as overweight or obese.  But I still can't help but cringe at all the ideas I've read recently about how to separate children from their Halloween candy.  To me, Halloween is all about excess and overindulgence, and getting a thimble-sized jar of playdo in my bag just wouldn't do it for me. Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 02:09 PM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: childhood obesity, halloween candy, rationing, trading candy for toys

• Keep Kids From Getting Fat - Get a Dog

  Want to keep your kids from falling victim to the obesity crisis? Australian researchers say get a dog. The study of more than 1,100 kids ages 5 to 12 showed kids with a friendly Fido in the house were in better shape - even if they weren't walking the pooch on a regular basis. If the dogs were anything like mine, it might have more to do with the amount the dog's stealing from their plate. Just saying - my dog gained 11 pounds in the year after my daughter started solids. Read More... Posted Oct 14 2008, 11:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: fat, obesity, childhood obesity, fitness, allergies, pets, healthy kids, animals, self esteem, Jeanne Sager, dog, dogs and kids