The Making of Meals

October 3, 2018
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The compendium of hints, tips, and perhaps new ideas for parents continues from Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, on into October.

The Case for Jiu-Jitsu

October 2, 2018
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The jiu-jitsu martial art could be a remedy for obesity itself, and a way to prevent bullying, which is often a side effect of obesity.

Movement, Exertion, and Other Medicines

October 1, 2018
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If science shows that exercise helps with self-control, we are all for it.

Activity and Awareness Month

September 28, 2018
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There’s a significant connection between the child obesity epidemic and the fact that modern kids spend a lot less time outdoors than previous generations.

Awareness Month Says Get Active

September 27, 2018
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Even when an activity only consumes a few calories, if it keeps the person’s hands and/or mouth occupied by something other than eating, it’s beneficial.

More Awareness Month Hints

September 26, 2018
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Parents can model the desired eating behavior for their children, let them know they believe in them, and provide a supportive environment.

Links, Kinks, and Baby Steps

September 25, 2018
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The links between psychological kinks and obesity become more clear, and proper food consumption can be learned just like any other skill.

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month — Slippery Slope?

September 24, 2018
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Saying no this one time is an important step when it comes to parenting and making healthy food choices.

Screens and Sleep — Some Very Low-Cost Tips

September 21, 2018
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In celebration of Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we are reviewing a vast array of hints and tips available to parents who wish to prevent obesity.

Coming Up for Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

September 18, 2018
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One study showed kids follow the optimal habits demonstrated by their moms, and it significantly reduces their likelihood of becoming obese.

When September Rolls Around

September 7, 2018
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One child in five copes with the side effects of obesity, whether it’s strictly personal, or painfully apparent, like being bullied.

Everything You Know Is Wrong (About Certain Things)

September 6, 2018
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Some foods, like coconut oil, were considered to be obesity villains but later had their reputations rehabilitated.

Location, Location, Location

September 5, 2018
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The child obesity epidemic in the U.S. seems to have taken a back seat. In the U.K., however, dedicated warriors continue to try and stop the enablers.

“Fatty Patty” — Shaming or Education?

September 4, 2018
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Does the Netflix series “Insatiable” promote body shaming, or does it address the damage that body-shaming can do?

Genetic Architecture — Just Another Mixed Blessing

August 29, 2018
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Reliable SNPs could do a lot of wonderful things for medical care, but there is a dark side.

Obesity Villain: FTO

August 28, 2018
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The FTO gene lives on chromosome 16 of typical humans, and some varieties of it seem to correlate with their obesity.

SNPs and GWAS

August 27, 2018
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The scientists can now estimate the numbers of DNA variations that combine to create physical characteristics, traits, and diseases in the body.

A Big Picture, Unveiled — Genetic Architecture

August 24, 2018
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Through innovative statistical techniques, researchers can estimate the numbers variations in DNA that affect physical traits, including childhood obesity.

Media and Fattitudes

August 23, 2018
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This post refers back to two previous ones about “Drop Dead Diva,” a TV series based in the world of law, that seems to have been fairly controversial.

Choice As Ultimate Value

August 17, 2018
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Corporate philanthropy provides an enormous amount of respectable cover for transactions that closely resemble bribery.

More “Diva,” More Problems

August 16, 2018
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This post is an extension of “Drop Dead Diva,” which describes a popular television series accused of appealing to the “fatlogic” crowd.

Drop Dead Diva

August 15, 2018
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A lot of overweight people feel like they contain a different, skinnier, secret, more desirable person beneath the layers of body fat and concealing clothing.

Millions Spent Both Ways

August 14, 2018
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From all appearances, it looks like soda corporations are not helping public health one bit, despite the lucrative sponsorships they grant.

The Two Faces of Soda Money

August 13, 2018
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If concerned companies really want to reduce obesity, the simplest way would be to discontinue the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages.

More Disheartening Coke Tales

August 8, 2018
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Whatever the soda industry is doing, it’s working. Kids in the U.K. (between ages 7 and 15) spend more money on soda than they do on games, toys, and hobbies.

Sad End for a Coke Friend

August 7, 2018
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Brenda Fitzgerald, the former Public Heath Commissioner of Georgia and head of CDC, had owned stock in several tobacco companies, resulting in her resignation.

Lawmakers Awarded by Campaign to End Obesity

August 3, 2018
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The Campaign to End Obesity brings together the leaders from academia, public health, industry, and the legislators, to help reverse the obesity epidemic.

Down With Enablers

August 2, 2018
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More than one-third of the candy sold in England is bought on impulse. Needless to say, the industry wants no more laws or taxes.

Bikkies, Chains, and Chicanes

August 1, 2018
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The food industry and the retail establishment are active enablers of obesity, and this is an enormous philosophical and political issue.

United Kingdom Versus Commercial Enablers

July 31, 2018
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In the U.K., many worried people want to do something to curb the power of the food and drink industries, whose ability to bend young minds is legendary.

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Profiles: Kids Struggling with Weight

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The Book

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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