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Kids' Health: What Is Obesity?
A kid friendly site to help learn about obesity. Includes cartoons drawn by children and a list of obesity related topics to just click on. Brief facts aimed at younger students are provided. Links to other kid health topics are included...
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Center for Ecoliteracy: New York Times Magazine: We Are What We Eat
This article discusses the overproduction of corn and how it is contributing to obesity in our population. Corn, a starchy substance, is in everything we eat and drink. It explains the effect and what needs to be done to reduce it.
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Web Health Centre: Diet and Diseases
Learn to "watch your plate" to prevent complications associated with diseases and disorders, such as diabetes, obesity, and ulcers. This is a good resource for those with medical problems and those who are healthy and just want general...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Obesity
Understand the facts and health consequences of being overweight. Also learn about how diet and physical activity contribute to your overall well-being.
WebMD
Web Md: Obesity
WebMD's entry on obesity provides a lot of great information. Content discussed includes what causes obesity, risk factors, how obesity can be diagnosed, symptoms of obesity, how it can be treated, and much more. Links to related...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Teen Health
Abundant resources regarding teens and their health, including nutrition, sexual health, mental health and teen development. Learn how to live a healthy lifestyle now in order to maintain a health one in your later years.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal
Using the engineering design process, develop and market a healthy fast food children's meal.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: What Is Obesity?
Explore and discover what obesity is.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Fast Food and Obesity
Information on obesity data and wieight.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: What Is Obesity?
Learn more about obesity and the factors that influence it.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Ss
Explore the growing problem of obesity around the globe.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: A Legal Matter
Explore whether or not fast food companies should be liable for damages if their customers become obese.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Is Obesity Contagious?
Questions related to social interactions and health outcomes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Diet Wars: Teacher's Guide
With this Teacher's Guide to "Diet Wars," students will learn about the USDA food pyramid, evaluate their own food consumption, and examine their school lunch program for nutrition and health purposes. This FRONTLINE documentary examines...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
A brief article that explains how type 2 diabetes develops in the body.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Obesity
The Why? Files has provided information regarding obesity. The article identifies hazards as well as suggests solutions to the problem.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Mice Eat High Fat Diet and Stay Thin
A new study has found that by removing a certain gene in mice allows them to stay thin despite diet.
BBC
Bbc News: Starved Babies Become Obese Adults
Research of babies conceived during the Dutch famine of 1944-1945, concluded that many starved babies grew up to be obese adults.
BBC
Bbc News: Obesity Shortens Life by Four Years
Article from the BBC that discusses new research about obesity. Obese people are shown to have shorter lives and other health problems.
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Aim for a Healthy Weight
This page links you to recommendations, risk assessments, and suggestions for controlling weight. Most useful is the link to publications for more in-depth info.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Feast or Famine
Investigate the theory that including desert plants such as mesquite and cactus in a diet can help control obesity and diabetes. Design a scientific experiment that will test this hypothesis, using control variables, observation and...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cuando El Sobre Peso Es Un Problema De Salud
Find out what obesity means and the health problems related to obesity. The article also contains links to related topics.
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National Kidney Foundation: What You Should Know About Being Overweight or Obese
The causes and health risks of having excess weight are discussed in this informative site along with suggestions for loosing weight through diet, behavior modification exercise and surgery.
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Obesity and Overweight
One-page article answers questions about obesity and overweight: causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.