Kids and the Preparation of Food, Part 2
Recently, Childhood Obesity News discovered that some very smart people consider the ability to prepare nutritious meals as more valuable knowledge for young people than algebra or the works of Greek playwright Euripides. Small children, we pointed out, are little imitation machines — they like to do what the grownups do because, as eons of […]
Globesity Rolls On
The Sultanate of Oman is next to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and a couple of bodies of water. As of the year 2000, reportedly 99% of the population had access to health care services, and the following year its health care system was rated in the top 10 by the World Health […]
Dr. Pretlow and the 19th European Congress on Obesity
The world’s youth are inundated with social media, and barring a lethal solar flare, that’s not going to change. Accusations of frivolity and sheer time-wastingness are justified. But social media’s dark side is strongly counterbalanced by the positive aspects, namely, all the ways in which positive change can be supported. With the combination of apps […]
Holidays and Childhood Obesity
This week, Americans are squeezed between two holidays typically observed by indulging in excess. No doubt, many people already look forward to January 1, when the new personal regime of health will begin. But first, there is still a whole lot of eating and drinking to get through. The Christmas trauma still lingers, as some […]
iPhone App Introduced to Thwart Childhood Obesity
Of course, kids and teens are crazy about social networking. The need for social approval and interaction is deeply ingrained. Its dark side may show up as the type of unwholesome peer pressure that can lead to undesirable behavioral outcomes. But the bright side of the human need for other humans is the therapeutic value […]
Teen Obesity and Faze Magazine
Of course, an inestimable amount of totally informal communication between teenagers goes on all over the electronic universe. Surprisingly, some have not abandoned the conventions of print publications, even if their publications only exist online. The content, generated by teens, is vetted, organized, and structured into traditional magazine format. Open Directory offers a list of […]
Childhood Obesity: More Things to Worry About
We know that kids in America and all over the world are miserable about their excess body weight. We know that obesity in the young can lead to the early onset of severe medical conditions that used to mainly afflict adults. We know that, for many people, food addiction is as real and as dangerous as […]
Parents, Kids, and TV
HealthDay reporter Steven Reinberg reminds us that one thing parents can do about childhood obesity is set boundaries for watching TV. He interviewed Susan A. Carlson, an epidemiologist at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, who says the first step is to establish rules agreed upon by parents and children. Spending too […]
Up to Date with Dr. Pretlow’s Conference Presentations
Childhood Obesity News has been looking back at Dr. Pretlow’s presentations at various conferences throughout the years. Let’s resume with 2011, when “Addiction to Highly Pleasurable Food as a Cause of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic” was the topic at the 2011 International Conference on Childhood Obesity in Lisbon, Portugal. In May of the same year, […]
“W8 Loss 2 Go” iPhone App Meets the World
If everyone who needs it could sign up for the very best kind of help for their problem, at an affordable price, the world would be a wonderful place. That world isn’t here yet. In the case of an obese child, the ideal solution might be a highly specialized residential program, but those are expensive. […]