For the benefit of their cardiovascular systems and bone density, children need an hour of movement each day, and most kids don’t have that.

The point of all this rumination about a popular TV series, The Mindy Project, is to answer a profound question: Does fat acceptance serve the greater good?

Having considered Parks and Recreation, where obesity is handled in a light-hearted manner that still conveys a message, let’s look at more media offerings.

The American Rescue Plan provides $130 billion to make schools safe, and there’s a concern for children who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.

Many families benefit from having at least one meal together, because, with luck, it can facilitate emotional bonding. There are many more reasons to try it.

Anything that increases a child’s feeling of being loved and valued will hold at bay some of the emotional states that can lead to eating disorders and obesity.

We are looking at some basic, timeless ideas about the prevention of childhood obesity and how they might be implemented during the pandemic.

Looking back to when everything was less complicated, there were some basic, timeless ideas about the prevention of childhood obesity. How do they hold up?

A huge societal disruptor like a pandemic can bring about unforeseen changes, trends, and movements. It can create new professions and new opportunities.

As the pandemic celebrates its anniversary in the U.S., we are looking again at the deadly confluence between poverty, COVID-19, food insecurity, and obesity.

What seems to be hurting a lot of people, especially during this pandemic, is their lack of anywhere near enough movement in general.

Kids stuck at home need something to do, and a parent who is grasping at the last straws of sanity might find inspiration anywhere.

Sometimes we need to accept “good” as the best we can do under the circumstances, and let good be good enough.

By and large, parents are suffering from the demands of multitasking, trying to pay the bills, and being in charge of their kids’ screen time and exercise.

Research shows that once added to the body, weight is difficult to banish with exercise. The preferred method of maintaining a normal weight is to not gain it.

Many people love to exercise because they are in very close communication with their own reward systems, and recognize a good thing when they feel it.

Why is “diet versus exercise” such an irritatingly persistent discussion? Because of emotional and financial issues.

We are tracking the history of exercise advocacy through the past few years. The debate revolves around diet vs. exercise and about both in relation to obesity.

Genetics and environment can both foster tendencies when it comes to exercise and overall health, but neither factor inevitably signals destiny.

Maybe students should be able to get to school by biking or walking. Unfortunately, it’s not safe or possible in many U.S. cities, unlike in Europe.

Over the last decade, there has been a lot of debate about the efficacy of exercise to achieve weight loss and what should be done about making it more available to the young.

Does exercise achieve weight loss? Belief in the doctrine of “move more” comes and goes, and it is interesting to follow the progress of the idea through time.

The association of celebration with feasting is one of humankind’s oldest social phenomena. This truth brings spectacular joy and also quite a lot of anguish.

Let’s face it, for some people, having a less social holiday season this year could be a much-needed respite.

In this virus-saturated environment, a major theme of public discussion is the harm being done to kids who are unable to get enough exercise. What can we do?

Even eatertainment has more dimensions than were previously imagined. The reason for this is ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response.

If ever there was a time to encourage a child’s slightest interest in anything besides food, it is now, when a lot of us working or learning from home.

Children’s states of mind are important, including when it comes to preventing childhood obesity, and now, the kids’ anxiety levels are going nowhere but up.

We have been tracking the ways in which COVID-19 and obesity do little favors for each other that pay big dividends to both of them.

Some reporters looked into the exercise situation for the kids during the pandemic’s lockdowns and remote learning and found it to be as bad as predicted.