Halloween Hacks

October 14, 2022
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Because individuals and families vary greatly, nothing works for everybody, but it is definitely worth trying some ideas to lessen the holiday stress.

Ramping Up to Halloween

October 13, 2022
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The whole idea here is to create absorbing activities that a child can take part in, and fill the weeks that lead up to the holiday with these activities.

Obesity Festivals — Same Stuff, Different Day

October 12, 2022
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The sad reality is that most holiday treats are composed of the same ingredients, rendered into different shapes and dyed with holiday-specific colors.

Why Mess With Halloween?

October 11, 2022
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For children who are either already overweight or obese, or at risk for those conditions, this holiday can be a special kind of ordeal.

More Morbidity — Coming Storms

October 6, 2022
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Medical professionals have spoken up about the urgency of recognizing the increased risk to health and life when obesity combines with other physical ailments.

Let’s Talk More About Morbidity

October 5, 2022
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When the patient’s life is threatened by more than one morbidity, the problems can become exponential.

Let’s Talk Morbidity

October 4, 2022
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Seven out of 10 top causes of death in the USA are chronic or long-term conditions; in other words, morbidities.

Globesity and the Permacrisis

October 3, 2022
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The world is in permacrisis, and WHO is setting up a Pan-European Summit to tackle childhood obesity, whose first session will meet next year in Croatia.

BrainWeighve, Self-Esteem, and Self-Awareness

September 30, 2022
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Self-awareness is the key to unlocking doors that you may not even realize exist.

Let’s Talk About BrainWeighve

September 29, 2022
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This post is for anyone who considers using the BrainWeighve app. Let’s take a brief part of the manual, and break it down into meanings.

Dental Health Awareness is Crucial — United Kingdom

September 23, 2022
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Dental problems often coexist with obesity, creating a two-faceted health dilemma for large numbers of both civilian and military personnel.

Dental Health Awareness Is Crucial — USA

September 22, 2022
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This post dives a little deeper into the topic of childhood obesity in relation to a country’s military preparedness.

Globesity Awareness, Be Raised More!

September 21, 2022
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Let’s take a look at the variety and nutrition found in a typical school lunch around the world.

Globesity Awareness, Be Raised!

September 20, 2022
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One very timely report looks at global childhood obesity from some angles that are not often considered.

Obesity Awareness and Mission: Readiness

September 19, 2022
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Mission: Readiness is part of the Council for a Strong America. Obesity prevention is one of the group’s agendas.

Childhood Obesity and National Security

September 16, 2022
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Childhood Obesity Awareness Month encompasses many areas of life, including military preparedness. Here’s why.

Awareness Month All Year

September 15, 2022
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Earlier this year, nine American cities were given awards to combat childhood obesity. Here’s a look at their programs.

Awareness by the Numbers

September 14, 2022
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September is the Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Now is a good time to look at the childhood obesity rates and what’s being done to help prevent it.

Cosy Up With COSI

September 13, 2022
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“Surveillance” is not everyone’s favorite word, but the European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) is trying to do something useful.

A Circuitous Route to an Answer?

September 2, 2022
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Why is it seemingly so rare for a child to be able to exercise her or his way out of obesity?

What in the World Is BrainWeighve?

August 30, 2022
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BrainWeighve is a new phone app in its final stages of development by Dr. Pretlow and his team. Today, we discuss some of the basic ideas behind it.

Addiction and Displacement Theory Presentation 3

August 22, 2022
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This is a continuation of comments related to the presentation Dr. Pretlow gave at the World Obesity Federation Conference in 2019.

Addiction and Displacement Theory Presentation 2

August 19, 2022
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This continues a look at Dr. Pretlow’s presentation about addiction and displacement theory, touching on the Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

The Advantages of a Mobile Application for Weight Loss

August 16, 2022
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In their study, Drs. Prelow and Glasner have shown that a smartphone application can short-circuit the displacement mechanism when used during peak stress.

Everything You know About Fat Is Wrong — Probably

August 10, 2022
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We’re back with another installment of the history of why people are so confused about dietary fat, even nutrition experts.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Wrong, Perhaps — Continued

August 9, 2022
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Big Fat doesn’t need to convince customers, just confuse them. Like the tobacco industry.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Wrong, Perhaps

August 8, 2022
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Some studies advocated for polyunsaturated fats and have influenced the machinery of the U.S. government to deprecate saturated fat.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Contradictory

August 5, 2022
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Many studies had proved that eating saturated fat makes a person’s blood cholesterol rise, with generally bad results, maybe even leading to a heart attack.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Wrong, Maybe

August 4, 2022
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Over the years, the Center for Science in the Public Interest held some contradicting beliefs regarding saturated fat.

Homeostasis — a Word and a Paradox

July 28, 2022
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Everybody, and literally every body, is out there trying to maintain balance while satisfying their drives and avoiding a terrible fall.

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OVERWEIGHT: What Kids Say explores the obesity problem from the often-overlooked perspective of children struggling with being overweight.

About Dr. Robert A. Pretlow

Dr. Robert A. Pretlow is a pediatrician and childhood obesity specialist. He has been researching and spreading awareness on the childhood obesity epidemic in the US for more than a decade.
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Presentations

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the American Society of Animal Science 2020 Conference
What’s Causing Obesity in Companion Animals and What Can We Do About It

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the World Obesity Federation 2019 Conference:
Food/Eating Addiction and the Displacement Mechanism

Dr. Pretlow’s Multi-Center Clinical Trial Kick-off Speech 2018:
Obesity: Tackling the Root Cause

Dr. Pretlow’s 2017 Workshop on
Treatment of Obesity Using the Addiction Model

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation for
TEC and UNC 2016

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the 2015 Obesity Summit in London, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s invited keynote at the 2014 European Childhood Obesity Group Congress in Salzburg, Austria.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2013 European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2011 International Conference on Childhood Obesity in Lisbon, Portugal.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2010 Uniting Against Childhood Obesity Conference in Houston, TX.

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