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"Overweight children and teens may be at risk for cardiovascular disease, including high cholesterol, elevated insulin levels, and elevated blood pressure. overweight children and teens are also at a much higher risk of coming down with various chronic diseases later in life, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease. "The metabolic groundwork for the degenerative diseases of adulthood are really laid down in childhood," Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, associate professor of clinical pediatrics and medicine at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, told me. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "About one in six children between the ages of six and nineteen is considered overweight. overweight children and teens may be at risk for cardiovascular disease, including high cholesterol, elevated insulin levels, and elevated blood pressure. overweight children and teens are also at a much higher risk of coming down with various chronic diseases later in life, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease. "The metabolic groundwork for the degenerative diseases of adulthood are really laid down in childhood," Dr." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Clinical practice. overweight children and adolescents. N. Engl. J. Med. 352, 2100-2109. 101. Gray, J., Yeo, G. S., Cox, J. J., Morton, J., Adlam, A. L., Keogh, J. M., Yanovski, J. A., El Gharbawy, A., Han, J. C, Tung, Y. C, Hodges, J. R., Raymond, F. L., O'Rahilly, S., and Farooqi, I. S. (2006). Hyperphagia, severe obesity, impaired cognitive function, and hyperactivity associated with functional loss of one copy of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene. Diabetes 55, 3366-3371. 102. Herbert,A., Gerry, N. P., McQueen,M. B., Heid, I. M., Pfeufer, A., Illig, T., Wichmann, H. E." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"At a health clinic in Oakland, California, doctors report seeing overweight children suffering from old-time deficiency diseases such as rickets, long thought to have been consigned to history's dustheap in the developed *These are USDA statistics from FoodReview, Vol. 25, Issue 3, a publication of the Economic Research Service at the USDA. world. But when children subsist on fast food rather than fresh fruits and vegetables and drink more soda than milk, the old deficiency diseases return—now even in the obese." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"When we were kids in the 1950s and 1960s, overweight children were uncommon. Today, overweight children are quickly becoming the norm, with about one in every three American children either overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese in childhood increases a person's risk of developing allergies, asthma, high blood pressure, heart disease, and fatty liver. In fact, fatty liver, in which fat deposits on the liver impair its function and blood-sugar regulation, has become the most common physical abnormality in children and adolescents." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"Further studies are needed to explore how parents can best help their overweight children develop a positive self-image and healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. IV. SUMMARY AND PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS We have reviewed the literature on key physical activity and diet-related risk factors for obesity in children and adults." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In a study published in 2004 in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers studied 470 obese and overweight children and adolescents of various ethnicities and compared them with their non-obese peers. As the level of obesity increased, so did the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, which reached 50 percent among the most severely obese youngsters. Levels of C-reactive protein also were high in the youngsters, and all of the overweight and obese children already had signs of cardiovascular disease." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Spotlight On: Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Every year, we're seeing more overweight children in our country—a problem that will have long-term consequences throughout our society for many years to come. The last available statistics, from 2002, rank about one in six children between the ages of six and nineteen as overweight, or about 16 percent of all U.S. children. (Adult figures are even more appalling: approximately 31 percent of us are considered overweight.) Why are we so overweight as a society?" - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Frederica Perera described the proportion of overweight children in our society as "astonishing." Being overweight as a child, she said, "brings with it an array of metabolic illnesses—diabetes, asthma. Children who are obese at age three will likely develop asthma when they're five." One of the most common, and most troubling, consequences of childhood obesity is diabetes, which has also risen at epidemic rates in this country over the last two decades." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"However, while the results of treatment of overweight children are usually enhanced by strategies to increase physical activity or decrease inactivity, attempts to improve physical activity levels have not been very successful in preventing childhood obesity according to most controlled research.35 Nonetheless, watching television and playing computer or video games contributes to the sedentary lifestyle of many children, and controlled research has shown that weight control is more successful when these activities are controlled and healthier alternatives provided." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Overweight children find it more difficult to make friends and are often thought of as lazy and sloppy. They are more likely to have behavioral and learning difficulties, and the low self-esteem likely to be formed during adolescence can last forever.3 Young people who are overweight also are highly likely to face a host of medical problems. They often have elevated cholesterol levels, which can be a predictor for any number of deadly diseases. They are more likely to have problems with glucose intolerance, and, consequently, diabetes." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Today, overweight children are quickly becoming the norm, with about one in every three American children either overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese in childhood increases a person's risk of developing allergies, asthma, high blood pressure, heart disease, and fatty liver. In fact, fatty liver, in which fat deposits on the liver impair its function and blood-sugar regulation, has become the most common physical abnormality in children and adolescents. Researchers have projected that one of every three people born since the year 2000 will eventually develop diabetes." - Jack Challem, Stop Prediabetes Now: The Ultimate Plan to Lose Weight and Prevent Diabetes (Get the book.)

"The Fast Food Trap: How Commercialism Creates overweight children." October 31, 2003. http://www.commercialalert.org/issues/education/junk-food/the-fast-food-trap-how-commercialismcreates-overweight-children. Ruskin, Gary, and Juliet Schor. "Every Nook and Cranny: The Dangerous Spread of Commercialized Culture." http://www.multinationalmonitor.org/mm2005/012005/ruskin.html. Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Perennial, 2002. Schoonover, Heather, and Mark Muller. "Food without Policy: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"This means that overweight children will be more likely to suffer adverse neurologic damage from ADHD medications, because they do not have the protection that leptin offers. Addiction There is a fine line between healthy pleasure seeking, eating, and addiction. Pleasure in response to doing something is a reward, tied to dopamine function. All such brain circuitry is intimately associated with leptin and appetite. All addictions play off this fundamental drive to survive." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"The following chart displays the results of this study from birth to 18 years with percent of overweight children who are obese at the age of 25. Age of Child BMI < 85th Percentile BMI >85th Percentile BMI >95 Percentile 1 to 2 15% 19% 26% 3 to 5 12% 36% 52% 6 to 9 11% 55'.? 69% 10 to 14 10% 75% 83% 15 to 17 9% 67% 77% Source: Whitaker et al." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.)

"In addition, an appropriate exercise program can be a useful addition to a low-calorie diet for overweight children. A controlled trial found that strength training, when added to a low-calorie diet, resulted in a greater gain of lean body mass (while still promoting weight loss), compared with diet alone in obese children.40 Another study of obese adolescents found that a physical exercise program combined with normal calorie intake resulted in reductions in body weight and body fat while allowing for normal growth and preservation of lean body mass." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"During the last thirty years, the number of overweight children in the United States has more than doubled." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"David Ludwig, studied three groups of overweight children,1 feeding each group a breakfast containing an identical number of calories. One group ate instant oatmeal; one group ate steel-cut oats (the type that takes about 45 minutes to cook); and the third group had a vegetable omelet and fruit. Their blood was measured before they ate and every 30 minutes afterward for the next five hours. Then they ate a lunch identical to the meal they had eaten for breakfast. After finishing lunch, they were told to eat whenever they were very hungry for the rest of the afternoon." - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"They are often identified as type 1 diabetics by becoming so sick that they end up in the hospital emergency department. þFor overweight children who have developed diabetes without the typical acute symptoms, the G-ITT can be used to clarify whether it is truly type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The importance of this determination is that type 2 diabetes can develop in children for the same reasons it develops in adults; if the child is already producing excess insulin, adding more fuel to the fire does not address the underlying issue of insulin resistance." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"The effectiveness of school-based programs for the treatment of obesity has been modest, but the results are encouraging and are worthy of more research [132]. VII. ACUTE WEIGHT LOSS VERSUS MAINTAINING LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS Effective weight management comprises both a weight-loss phase and a weight-loss maintenance phase. Most people are relatively successful at achieving a short-term weight loss, but few people can sustain that weight loss over long periods of time." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "There is no consensus regarding the role of sugar intake on body weight regulation. A preference for sweet-fat foods has been observed in obese individuals, which may be a factor in promoting excess energy consumption [36]. However, the notion that a sensory "sweet tooth," that is, a heightened preference for sweet taste, is a direct cause of obesity is not well supported [187]. B. Environmental Influences 1. U.S. Food Supply Data on dietary levels of individuals provide key information on energy and nutrient intakes." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In a controlled study of children between the ages of 7 and 12, a school-based education program designed to reduce carbonated-drink consumption resulted in a reduction in the number of overweight children after 12 months.22 Most authorities believe that the best diet for treating childhood obesity is a heart-healthy diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, but high in vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients.23 However, few studies have actually compared different diets for their effectiveness in treating childhood obesity." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "Overweight children often become adults with weight problems that contribute to a wide variety of health problems,6' 7 but even during childhood and adolescence, overweight can contribute to such disorders as type 2 diabetes (page 152), high cholesterol (page 223), high blood pressure (page 246), insulin resistance (page 273), and liver disease (page 290).8| 9'10 Being overweight also has social and psychological consequences for children in terms of social discrimination, poor self-esteem, and depression." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Back in the mid-1980s, a mere 5 percent of children in the nation were overweight or obese. Now, about 30 percent of children and adolescents are at risk for being overweight or obese, or already are, and according to pediatrician Carden Johnston, M.D., former president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the figure is even higher, perhaps as high as 40 percent. Still more tragic is that children are increasingly gaining weight at younger and younger ages: More than 10 percent of American toddlers aged 2 to 5 are overweight, according to the American Heart Association." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"The number of overweight children has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Figures (and waistlines) are similar in the United Kingdom, Germany, and many other affluent countries. A person is considered obese if his or her weight is 20 percent or more than the maximum desirable amount. Over the past decade obesity has increased by 70 percent among people aged 18-29. For those 30-39 years of age it has increased 50 percent. All other age groups have likewise experienced a dramatic increase in weight. Medical problems can escalate the battle of the bulge into a full-scale war." - Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara, The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil (Get the book.)

"Overweight children may become overweight adults, with the attendant increased risks for diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Decreasing the Sugar in Our Diet Our intake of sweets is increasing, especially with the use of hidden sweeteners. A quick look at the yearly statistics gives the impression that we are eating fewer sweets, because our sugar consumption has dropped from about 100 pounds a person to 64. Sounds good. However, our yearly intake of corn sweeteners has gone from about 20 pounds a person to more than 80." - Elson M. Haas, M.D., The New Detox Diet: The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality With Recipes, Menus, and Detox Plans (Get the book.)

"The number of overweight children has increased by almost 50 percent over the last two decades, and the number of extremely overweight children has nearly doubled. If current trends continue, scientists estimate that 100 percent of adults in the United States will be obese in two centuries! "The cause is not gluttony," says epidemiologist Claude Bouchard, a professor at Laval University in Quebec. "We're actually eating a bit less." The cause isn't fat intake either, since our diets are 33 to 34 percent fat now and used to be 40 percent fat." - Carol Krucoff and Mitchell Krucoff, M.D., Healing Moves: How To Cure, Relieve, And Prevent Common Ailments With Exercise (Get the book.)

"In some areas of Africa, overweight children outnumber malnourished children three to one. Obesity is increasing across all segments of society, adults and children, young and old, rich and poor, males and females. Rates are rising in Alaskan Eskimos, the Evenki (reindeer herders in Siberia), and the Walpiri (Australian Aborigines).6 Few pockets in the world are left untouched. Why the Global Crisis? The simple answer is that people are eating more and exercising less. Why this occurs is more complex. "Because they can" is a glib but probably correct answer." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.) "It is sad to witness the humiliation, shame, and pain suffered by overweight children and heartbreaking to think of heart attacks in young people barely out of college. The toxic environment is powerful and acts early Children need our help. A large percentage of young adults ages seventeen through twenty, from whom military recruits are drawn, do not meet U.S. military weight standards. Weights are particularly high among minority youth, who form a disproportionate percentage of those in military service." - Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen, Food Fight (Get the book.)

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