Webliography

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Obesity

Obesity Facts
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20041027/Feature1.asp
Audience: Upper elementary to middle school classrooms

Emily Sohn’s “Packing Fat” in Science News for Kids speaks about the problem of obesity among kids in terms they understand. The essay will help individuals understand they are “not the only one” dealing with obesity and that there are many causes of the problem.

What Parents Can Do
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00058
Audience: Teacher resource

Mayo Clinic has suggestions for parents trying to help kids remedy obesity. Their ideas are sensible, like plan snacks - don’t ban them, and flexible for dealing like what to do with picky eaters. And, of course, parents need to incorporate health choices into their own lives and not focus just on the kids.

Childhood Obesity Quiz
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/23722/48708.html
Audience: Teacher resource

Taking this seven-question childhood obesity quiz is a good way to determine how much you really know about this much-publicized problem. And the questions would make excellent starting points for classroom discussions.