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Resources related to children and weight issues
Resources for Health Professionals
American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition. W. Dietz & L. Stern (eds.) American Academy of Pediatrics. 1999.
Body Images: Development, Deviance and Change. T.F. Cast and T. Pruzinsky. The Guilford Press. 1990. Address body image & discusses how professionals can facilitate positive body image changes.
Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Helping Your Overweight Child. M. Story, K. Holt and D. Sofka or (888) 434-4624
Children and Weight: What Health Professionals Can Do About It Training Kit.
Kit offers review of literature and variety of training materials. To order: Cooperative Extension, University of California, Publication #3416, (800) 994-8849.
Child Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity. L.W.Y. Cheung and J.B. Richmond. Human Kinetics Publications. 1995. Assembled from Harvard Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity of Children and Youth and geared to health professionals.
Child Obesity: Causes and Prevention.
Proceedings from symposium held Oct. 1998.
How to Teach Nutrition to Kids. C.L. Evers. Portland, OR: 24 Carrot Press. 1995.
Text and Lead/Activity guides available.
Moving to Prevent Childhood Obesity. IFIC Newsletter, Food Insight reprint. Aug. 1997. Archive article on the web.
Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations. S. Barlow and W. Dietz. Pediatrics, Volume 102, 1998.
Prevention & Treatment of Childhood Obesity. C.L. Williams and S.Y.S. Kimm. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 699. 1993. Collection of papers from 1993 conference on childhood obesity.
Resources for Parents & Caregivers
Afraid to Eat: Children and Teens in Weight Crisis. F. M. Berg. Healthy Weight Publishing Network. 1997.
Am I Fat? Helping Young Children Accept Differences in Body Size. J. Ikeda & P. Naworski. ETR Associates. 1992. To order: (800) 321-4407.
Child of Mine. E. Satter. Bull Publishing Co. 1986.
Children and Weight: What’s a Parent to Do? and
Food Choices for Good Health. J. Ikeda and R. Mitchell. Cooperative Extension, University of California, Publications #5366 and #5367. Spanish available. To order: (800) 994-8849.
Food, Physical Activity and Fun: What Kids Think. Gallup Survey Summary Report 1995.
Helping Your Child Lose Weight the Health Way: A Family Approach to Weight Control. J. Levine and L. Bine. Birch Lane Press 1996.
Helping Your Overweight Child. Weight-control Information Network, US-DHHS. NIH Pub. #97-4096. 1997. (see listing under "Web Sites")
How to Get Your Kid to Eat…But Not Too Much. E. Satter. Bull Publishing Co. 1987.
If My Child Is Too Overweight, What Should I Do About It? J. Ikeda. Cooperative Extension, University of California. Pub. # 21455. 1998. To order: (800) 994-8849.
If Your Child is Overweight: A Guide for Parents. S. Kosharek. The American Dietetic Association. 1993. To order: (800)877-1600.
Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family. E. Satter. Kelcy Press, 1999.
Size Wise. J. Sullivan. Avon Books. 1997. Catalog of 1000+ resources for confidence and comfort at any size.
When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence. S.S. Friedman. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1997.
Books for Teens & Children
Belinda’s Bouquet. L. Newman and M. Willhoite. Alyson Publications, Inc. 1991. For ages 4-8 yrs.
Don’t Call Me Fatso. B. Phillips. Steck-Vaughn Company.1991. For ages 9-12 yrs.
Fat Chance. L. Newman. The Putnam & Grosset Group. 1994. For young adults.
Hurt. J. Amos. Steck-Vaughn Company. 1991. For ages 4-8 yrs.
I Like Me. N. Carlson. Viking. 1988. For ages 4-8 yr
Olympic Dream. M. Christopher. Little Brown & Co. 1996. For ages 9-12.
Rosie’s Story. M. Gogoll. Mondo Publishing. For ages 4-8 yrs.
Sunflower Sal. J.S. Anderson. Albert Whitman & Co. 1997. For ages 4-8 yrs.
The Berenstein Bears & Too Much Teasing. S. & J. Berenstein. Random House. 1995. Ages 4-8 yrs.
The Race Against Junk Food Starring the Snak Posse. A. Buono, R. Nemerson and B. Silberman. For ages 4-8 yrs.
The Way Mothers Are. M. Schlein. Albert Whitman & Co. 1991. For ages 4-8 yrs.
Organizations
Association of Health Enrichment for Large People (AHELP)
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination (914) 679-1209, "Kids Come in All Sizes" project
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc (EDAP). (206) 382-3587
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD). (847)-831-3438
National Assoc. to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) Kids Project (800) 442-1214
Web Sites
Network for a Healthy California
CDC – School and Community Health Guidelines
Committed to Kids– Pediatric Wt Management Program
Fit Kids On-Line
Food Allergy Network
Food & Nutrition Info Center
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Childhood Obesity: A Food & Nutrition Resource List for Educators & Researchers
Girl Power (Girls 9-14 years)
Healthy Weight Network
HUGS International – a lifestyle without diets.
International Size Acceptance Organization (ISAA)
Kids Food
KidsHealth
Kids Source On-Line: Childhood Obesity search for recent items on children and weight
Meet Benny Goodsport and the Goodsport Gang
National Council for Reliable Health Information (addresses health claims & fraud)
Nutrition Navigator-Tufts University (rates nutrition sites, see "Kids" category.)
Project Lean - California ProjectLEAN -
Supports and promotes healthy eating and physical activity. ProjectLEAN is based on scientific research to provide services to improve the quality of life.
TEAM Nutrition – Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs.
Vegetarian Resource Group
Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
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