USA Today
Usa Today: Michelle Obama Aims to End Child Obesity in a Generation
As one of her main missions as First Lady, Michelle Obama has taken on the fight against child obesity. The official program called Let's Move is outlined in this article. Informative links provide additional related facts and details...
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Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Obesity [Pdf]
Biotechnology is spending time and money on trying to figure out why kids and adults are heavier, on average, than previous generations. Read this issue of the Biotechnology Institute journal to find out more.
Other
California Obesity Prevention Initiative: Do More, Watch Less [Pdf]
Here is a complete program to help children understand how much time they spend in front of the television or computer screen, what effects that can have, and how to find activities that will help them get moving instead of watching.Find...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Exploring Changing Obesity Rates Through Ratios and Graphs
In these KQED Lowdown infographics, explore how adult obesity rates in the United States, as measured by body mass index (BMI), have dramatically changed in the past half-century. A circular graph and a pictograph depict data by decade,...
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Is Obesity Contagious?
Questions related to social interactions and health outcomes.
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.
Other
Pni: Obesity Management
From the Pacific Neuropsychiatric Institute, this site provides information about obesity management and the health benefits of psychopharmacology interventions.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Obesity: The Fate of Fat
See how dietary fat from food we eat travels through the digestive system, and gets packaged and stored in the human body. [2:07]
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Being Overweight Means?
This resource provides information about obesity, and the importance of weight control.
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
This site, from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, provides statistics, charts, and links on the health issues related to being overweight. Great for research papers!
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Fat Becomes a Disease
Article reports on a recent statement from the American Medical Association that obesity should be treated as a disease. Includes a vocabulary list of words from the article.
PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Soft Drink Sales at School
Explore the pros and cons of soft drink sales in schools. Examine the amount of sugar in soft drinks, research links to obesity and debate whether or not schools should partner with soft drink companies.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Explore Possibilities: Ss
Explore the growing problem of obesity around the globe.
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.
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.
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.
Other
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.
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.
Other
Cspi: The Need for Nutrition Labeling at Fast Food Restaurants [Pdf]
This 34-page document discusses obesity, nutrition labeling, the average American diet, the nutritional quality of foods from restaurants, and ways poor eating, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and premature death can be fought. Chapters...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Health and Fast Food
This lesson focuses on the the impact of fast food on the American people. It features links to obesity statistics, PBS NewHour: "Fighting Fat," Rolling Stone: "Fast-Food Nation: The True Cost Of America's Diet," and New York Times:...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Diet Wars
Explore the social, cultural and dietary factors that have led to an increasingly obese American public. Examine how the medical and diet industries have responded to consumers' desire to lose weight, and evaluate the myriad of diets...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Making a Case for Health
In this interactive lesson, students develop and present an evidence-based argument about a change they would like to bring about at their school to make it a healthier place for all students. In this interactive lesson, students examine...
NBC
Msnbc: Studies Link Rise in Soda Consumption to Obesity
This brief article overviews the link between soda consumption and obesity in American youth.
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