Childhood Obesity Related Links

Comprehensive Resource on Childhood Obesity

We’ve gathered all the information related to childhood obesity and early onset of cardiovascular disease in one place for your convenience. This list will be updated as new information is available.

Scientific Statements/Guidelines 
Statistics 
Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia Entries 
Journal Reports
Advocacy

Scientific Statements/Guidelines

 

Dietary Guidelines for Kids

Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth: A Leadership Role for Schools

Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Pathophysiology, Consequences, Prevention, and Treatment

Cardiovascular Health Promotion in the Schools

Cardiovascular Health in Childhood

Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Children

Obesity Impact on Cardiovascular Disease

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Statistics

 

Obesity Sourcebook

Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics

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 Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia Entries

 

Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis in Children

Congenital Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children

Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children

Fiber and Children’s Diets

High Blood Pressure in Children

Overweight in Children

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Journal Reports and News Releases

 

Nickelodeon, Clinton Foundation and American Heart Association Announce Partnership to Fight Childhood Obesity

Clinton Foundation and American Heart Association form alliance to create a healthier generation

Exercise is key to reversing obesity-related heart risk in children

Metabolic "footprint" may be new measure of obesity risk in kids

Obese children less physically fit

Obesity leads to high blood pressure in children

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Advocacy

 

FIT Kids Act-Bill Information

FIT Kids Act

Policy Position Statements

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Statistical Sourcebook
The American Heart Association, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released A Nation at Risk: Obesity in the United States, a statistical sourcebook of facts about obesity. It’s a great resource for media, policymakers, health professionals, school officials and other stakeholders to use to begin meaningful dialogue toward concrete solutions to the obesity epidemic. It’s available in PDF format for you to download.

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