Abstract" If you actually understand how much energy children expend doing these
activities, you start to understand why these interventions are ineffective," said Ian Janssen …

The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is higher than 20 years ago in all
racial–ethnic, age, and sex groups. 32, 38, 54 Evidence continues to support reduced …

OBJECTIVES: To quantify and compare the number of calories that school-aged Canadian
children expend to meet established benchmarks for active play and organized physical …

Although rises in paediatric obesity are multi-factorial in origin, lifestyle changes in physical
activityrelated energy expenditure and increased consumption of energy-dense foods are …

In their statement on the prevention of childhood obesity through increased physical activity,
1 the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the …

THE FINDINGS BY MELLECKER AND MCMANUS1 are predictable. It is hardly surprising
that children expend energy at a higher rate when they are moving than when they are …

There is an epidemic of childhood obesity in our nation. This was not always so. In 1971,
fewer than 6% of preschoolers were overweight. Recent statistics show that now almost 14 …

Question What advice should I give parents of overweight children about physical activity?
How can we encourage these children to become more physically active? Answer The …

Weight management is a complex and challenging field. Success is often measured in the
amount of weight lost and maintenance of weight loss. We may be better served by …

By simply taking a look at children playing in a schoolyard, it can be clearly seen that the
obesity epidemic has now reached our most vulnerable population, our children, who are …