Childhood Obesity

Check out some new books dealing with a rising trend in the United States: childhood obesity.

Why are more and more children piling on unhealthy weight? Is it super-sized meal portions? Is it too much junk food? Is it playing more video games than basketball games?

Is it all of the above? What does this mean for future generations? What can you do about it, as a parent, as a brother or sister, as an aunt or uncle, as a citizen?

What do you think?
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Fed Up!: Winning the War against Childhood Obesity
by Susan Okie
RJ 399.C6 O383 2005

Chapter titles in this book include:
The Fattest Generation
Obese Twins and Thrifty Genes
Size, Health, and Self-esteem
Teaching Children How to Eat for Life
Off the Couch and away from the Screen
Programming Babies for Health, Before and After Birth
Eating Lessons at School
Finding Help for an Overweight Child
Action for Healthy Communities

Generation Extra Large: Rescuing Our Children from the Epidemic of Obesity
by Lisa Tartamella, Elaine Herscher, and Chris Woolston
RJ 399.C6 T37 2004

Chapter titles in this book include:
An Epidemic for a New Age
Fat City
Babes in Calorie Land
Schools--From Sellouts to Sanctuaries
The Sedentary Bunch
Obesity Goes Global
Parents: What Helps, What Hurts
A New Deal for Kids

Check the library catalog for these and other books at the Loudoun Campus Library. New books are on display on the first floor of the library or in the stacks on the second floor of the library.