241 CHILDHOOD OBESITY October 2010 require government action in the same way. We
cannot accept a situation in which private insurance refuses to reimburse, leaving the …

Background: This study examined whether children's report of receiving weight, nutrition,
and physical activity counseling from their clinicians differs by their BMI status and identified …

ABSTRACT Mark, Set Go! is a school-based intervention addressing pediatric obesity in an
urban, underserved community. This study evaluates its impact on participants' knowledge …

Objective: To describe the development steps and feasibility test of a multi-level adolescent
obesity intervention for delivery in pediatric primary care settings. Method: To understand the …

PURPOSE To help design effective primary care-based interventions, we explored urban
parents' reactions to a pilot and feasibility study designed to address risk behaviors for …

OBJECTIVES. Our aim with this study was to assist clinicians by estimating the predictive
value of earlier levels of BMI status on later risk of overweight and obesity during the middle …

Child-care settings provide numerous opportunities to promote healthy eating and physical
activity behaviors among preschool children. The majority of US children are placed in some …

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity pose potential health risks for many children
under the age of 5 years. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutritionists are in a unique …

Abstract In the United States 80% of obese adolescents, 50% of obese preschool-aged
children, and 50% of school-aged children are prone to develop adult obesity. Health …

People of all ages deserve care for the disease of obesity. Pediatric obesity affects one in
three children in the United States, and the number of obese children has tripled since the …