Patient Education Information

Childhood Obesity – Make Weight Loss a Family Affair - The Mayo Clinic offers tips on getting your children to eat properly and exercise more.

Helping Your Overweight Child - The Weight Control Information Network offers these tips.

Helping Your Child Lose Weight - FamilyDoctor.org offers lots of great tips.

Obesity, Physical Activity and Weight Control Glossary - Need to know what some of those terms mean?  If so, look here.

Body Mass Index – This site, from the CDC, offers both an adult and a child/teen BMI calculator.

Childhood Obesity - Penn State Children's Hospital has created this information.

Is Dieting OK for Kids? - KidsHealth has created this information on dieting for kids themselves.

Overweight and Obesity - KidsHealth has created this information for parents, helping them to keep their kids fit and healthy.

What “Being Overweight” Means - This information is from KidsHealth, and was designed just for kids.