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- Title: Engaging Families in the Fight Against the Overweight Epidemic Among Children.
- Author : Childhood Education
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 195 KB
Description
"Epidemic!" "Alarming!" "A threatening storm!" These powerful descriptors have been used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Polhamus et al., 2004), the American Academy of Pediatrics (Committee on Nutrition, 2003; Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health, 2006), and other medical professionals (Olshansky et al., 2005) to describe the increase in the number of U.S. children who are overweight. Indeed, data compiled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by the CDC (2007) show that the prevalence of overweight preschool-age children, 2 to 5 years old, increased from 5% in the period 1971-74 to 13.9% in the period 2003-04. During the same time periods, the prevalence of overweight 6- to 11-year-olds increased from 4% to 18.8% and the prevalence of overweight 12- to 19-year-olds increased from 6.1% to 17.4%. Across age groups, the prevalence of overweight children remains higher among low-income and minority groups than among children as a whole (Anderson & Butcher, 2006). In this article, we provide an update on the overweight epidemic with early childhood educators in mind. We begin with information about the consequences of being overweight for children's health. We then examine the multiple factors that contribute to the overweight epidemic. Next, we look at the case for involving families in the fight against the overweight epidemic among children. Finally, we share three principles and associated strategies that early childhood educators can use to help families guide their children toward a healthy lifestyle.
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