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Strategies When Addressing Child Obesity

Here's a guide to understanding and dealing with childhood obesity. If you're overweight or obese, you are not alone - you're among nearly 130 million other U.S. adults. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death and is closely linked to conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, gout, asthma, and gum disease. WebMD has created a weight loss clinic to addresses this public health epidemic.

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Preventing Childhood Obesity

There are many things that a parent can do to keep their child from becoming obese, including:

Respect your child's appetite; children do not have to finish everything on their plate, or finish the entire bottle.
Avoid pre-prepared and foods with extra sugar.
Provide your child with a healthy diet, 30% or fewer calories from fat.
Provide enough fiber.
Limit the amount of high-calorie food kept in the home.
Enjoy physical activities as a family (walking, playing outdoor games, etc.)
Limit TV viewing.
Do not reward completion of meals with sweet desserts.
Replace whole milk with skim milk at about 2 years of age.
Encourage your child to participate in active play.
Learn how to develop healthy eating habits in your kids.

Reviewed by the Department of Nutrition Therapy at The Cleveland Clinic.
Edited by Charlotte Grayson, MD, WebMD, August 2004.
Reviewed By Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, July 25, 2007.
Medically updated July 25, 2007.

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