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How weight problems affect teens differently than younger kids

January 8, 2012

+ See the rest of the childhood obesity and healthy family lifestyles series. 18% of teens (kids ages 12-18) in the United States are obese. Many more (another 15%+) are overweight or on their way to becoming overweight. U.S. teens are more likely to be overweight than teens in 14 other industrialized countries. Signs your child is [...]

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My Green New Years Goal – Less Food Packaging and No Slacking This Year!

January 2, 2012

Instead of general New Year’s goals, I’m concentrating on discussing the childhood obesity epidemic. That said I do still have two general goals for myself, or I should say my household. One of my goals is to get this household more active, since we’ve been slacking, but we’ll discuss that later. First, let’s look at my big goal [...]

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Top Eco-friendly Books for Green Families

December 22, 2011

If you’re scrounging for last-minute holiday gifts, a good book can’t be beat and is easy to find, even last-minute, so long as you have a local bookstore in town. I’ve reviewed many books, and below are some of my favorites – all are perfect for growing green families too! Celebrate Green! Eco-nomical Baby [...]

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Child portions are excessive in the United States

December 22, 2011

This year, instead of green goals, I’m looking at the more pressing child obesity epidemic. Before we look into how to raise an active, healthy eater for life, we really need to discuss portion sizes. Your child may eat really well – whole grains, fish and veggies but if portion sizes are too large, it [...]

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How body weight and calories work

December 21, 2011

This year, instead of green goals, I’m looking at the pressing child obesity epidemic and healthy lifestyle choices for families. Soon, I’ll have some tips about how to raise an active, healthy eater for life. That said, before we go there, let’s look at a quick primer about how body weight and calories works. This [...]

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My son disqualifies me from mentioning childhood obesity

December 16, 2011

As you may have noticed, I’m writing a series on the childhood obesity epidemic and family health related to food choices and exercise. After I posted, signs your child may be overweight, I got an email from an individual who apparently noticed a picture of my son on the Growing a Green Family Facebook page, [...]

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Why U.S. parents are in denial about childhood weight issues

December 15, 2011

Instead of green goals for 2012, this year, I’m working on a series that addresses healthy lifestyle goals and choices, along with the growing problem of overweight kids and teens. In the last post in this series we looked at how most parents are in extreme denial about childhood weight issues. In this post, we’ll look at [...]

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Majority of parents underestimate severity of their child’s weight problem

December 14, 2011

Instead of green goals for 2012, this year, I’m working on a series that addresses healthy lifestyle goals and choices, along with the growing problem of overweight kids and teens. In this post, we’ll look at how parents deal with this issue when it involves their own children. The most important influence in your child’s life [...]

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Is it really that dangerous for kids to be overweight?

December 13, 2011

According to major health organizations, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. When I’ve brought up childhood weight or obesity in the past, often I’m attacked by parents or other individuals who think I shouldn’t have brought the topic up at all. As I’ve noted before, weight, and child weight in [...]

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Many pediatricians fail to discuss childhood weight issues with parents

December 12, 2011

Instead of tackling green goals this year, I’m focusing on healthy weight issues for kids. One reason why is because I recently read about a disturbing trend – doctor who are keeping mum when it comes to weight issues affecting kids and teens. The new research, published Dec. 5 in the journal Archives of Pediatrics [...]