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Obesity in Children
Week of: October 02, 2006
- We hear a lot about weight problems in children, what is the difference between overweight and obese?
- How do children become overweight or obese?
- What are the contributing risk factors that lead to obesity in children?
- What can parents do in the early stages of life to prevent their children to becoming overweight?
- If parents have an overweight or obese child, how can they help?




