Sparing the Calories Won't Spoil the Child
A New York Times Article
By Jane E. Brody, New York Times

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
2005 Edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://healthierus.gov/

Welcome to Weighty Wisdom! A column by
Elizabeth Jackson, M.S., R.D.

1. Weighty Wisdom Column 1:
Weight Issues are Complicated


2. Weighty Wisdom Column 2:
Looking Beyond the Numbers
Part 1: How Weight is Classified
Part 2: Weights are Up Across the Board, but a Child is not a Population
Part 3: Patterns of Growth and Weight: Untangling What's Normal from What's a Problem


3. Weighty Wisdom Column 3:
Why do Children Gain Excess Weight?
Part 1: The Evidence for Regulation
Part 2: Supporting the Eating Regulators: Optimal Feeding
Part 3: Interfering with Eating Regulators: What Goes Wrong

4. Weighty Wisdom Column 4:
Play and Physical Activity: Do We Need to Worry About Fitness if We Just Let Kids Play?

Part 1: The Loss of Play
Part 2: The Real Scoop on Physical Activity in Childhood and What to Do About It


Study: Toddlers Have Bad Eating Habits
By T.A. BADGER Associated Press Writer
"Used with permission from The Associated Press." The Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist (1.5 MB PDF)
Used with permission from Michigan State University Extension, Family and Consumer
Sciences. For more information visit www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu
Health Education in the Pre-School Years
Age-based safety tips for kids from PBS Teacher Source.
by Lynne Whit
www.pbs.org/teachersource/

Dietary Guidelines for healthy children aged 2 to 11-ADA
J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 1999; 99:93-101.
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org
Breaking the barriers to breastfeeding -- Position of ADA
(PDF Version)

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 2001;101:1213.
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org


Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy Outcome -- Position of ADA
(PDF Version)

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 2002;102:1470-1490
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org


Childhood “Globesity”
Food Insight Jan/Feb 2001
Used with permission from the International Food Information Council Foundation
for more information visit http://ific.org


Nutrition, Health & Physical Activity During
Childhood and Early Adolescence

Mar 2002
Used with permission from the International Food Information Council Foundation
for more information visit http://ific.org


The Challenge of Type 2 Diabetes in Children

Food Insight
January/February 2003
Used with permission from the International Food Information Council Foundation
for more information visit http://ific.org


Doctors Target Overweight Kids

Detroit News, July 30, 2003

To reduce the threat of obesity, watch your children’s diet, TV time.

Detroit News, May 29, 2003

Home gyms shape preschoolers’ healthy habits

Detroit News, December 26, 2002

Obesity puts more kids in hospital
Associated Press, May 2, 2002

Behavior, poor diet can lead to obesity in children

Gannet News Service, September 7, 2000

Experts warn: obese kids are bound for lifelong ills

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 12, 2001



Barriers to Healthy Lifestyles for Pre-school kids

Central Michigan University Research for WCMU’s “Healthy Weight in Pre-school Children” project

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
2005 Edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans

http://healthierus.gov/

Children and Healthy Eating: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators
Thomas J, Sutcliffe K, Harden A, Oakley A, Oliver S, Rees R, Brunton G,Kavanagh J (2003)
London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.
http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/

Children and healthy Eating: a systematic review of barriers and facilitators

Brunton G, Harden A, Rees R, Kavanagh J, Oliver S, Oakley A (2003)
London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London.

http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/


Childhood Obesity:Strategies for Prevention
(PDF)
By Nancy R. MacKenzie
used with permission from Pediatric Nursing

Summary of the Report of Findings;
Central and Northern Michigan Child Care Providers' Views of and Experiences with Healthy Weight and Physical Activities in Preschool Children.

Influential factors of caregiver behavior at mealtime:
a study of 24 child-care programs

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 1997 May; 97(5): 505-9
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org


Position of the American Dietetic Association:
nutrition standards for childcare programs.

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 1999 Aug; 99(8): 981-8
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org


The 'age+5' rule:
comparisons of dietary fiber intake among 4- to 10-year-old children.

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 1998 Dec; 98(12): 1418-23
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org

Factors related to adiposity among children aged 3 to 7 years.

J Am Diet Assoc. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association.) 1999 Aug; 99(8): 938-43
Used with permission from the American Dietetic Association. For more information visit www.eatright.org

Overweight Children: Is Parental Nutrition Knowledge a Factor? (PDF)
By Jayachandran N. Variyam


The Importance of Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(PDF)
Used with permission from Michigan Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports and the Michigan Fitness Foundation.  For more information, visit www.michiganfitness.org




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