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Sources for Children and Obesity

1 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children's Health. Overweight and Physical Activity Among Children: A portrait of States and the Nation 2005. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, last referenced 1/25/07.

2 American Obesity Association. AOA Fact Sheets: Obesity in Youth, last referenced 1/25/07.

3 Kaiser Family Foundation. March 9, 2005. "Media Multi-tasking" Changing the Amount and Nature of Young People's Media Use, News Release, last referenced 1/25/07.

4 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. Shape of the Nation Report. May 2006, last referenced 1/25/07.

5 American Heart Association. Overweight in Children: AHA Recommendation, last referenced 2/9/07.

6 Kidshealth.org. Overweight and Obesity, last referenced 1/25/07.

7 The Ad Council. Childhood Obesity Prevention, last referenced 2/5/07.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Overweight and Obesity: Health consequences, last referenced 2/5/07.

8 Thompson Medstat. Childhood Obesity: Costs, treatment patterns, disparities in care, and prevalent medical conditions, last referenced 2/9/07.

9 American Psychiatric Association. 2003. Obesity Can Be Harmful to Your Child's Mental Health, last referenced 2/5/07.

10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BMI-Body Mass Index: About BMI for children and teens, last referenced 1/25/07.

11 The Hartman Group. Obesity in America: Understanding weight management from a consumer perspective, last referenced 1/25/07.

12 American Obesity Association. AOA Fact Sheets: Obesity in Youth, last referenced on 1/25/07.
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