#Obesity-in-kids

Chinese scientists have published Global Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. This exceptionally well written paper lists obesity prevalence for nearly 200 countries. From this chart, regional variations are evident. The

The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, predicts that unless preventive interventions succeed, by 2035: The global economic impact of overweight and obesity will reach $4.32 trillion annually and constitute nearly 3% of global GDP. The majority—51% or more than 4

So many readers have asked me to comment on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity that I thought I ought to say something about it. The guideline report is so long and detailed that I cannot imagine

It’s a sad sign of the times that the CDC has found it necessary to revise its standard growth charts for boys and girls in order to expand Body Mass Index ranges to include current weights. The 2000 CDC BMI-for-age growth charts, based on data from 1963-1980 for most children, do not extend

Here’s what’s happening with kids and food these days. I.  Amedeo Bettauer’s video on kids’ menus in restaurants: “Kids Menus Suck” Amedeo Bettauer, a.k.a. Kid Pundit, is my 12-year-old neighbor in New York.  His opinion: Kids menus are unhealthy, have no variety, and are teaching bad eating