How can we tackle childhood obesity?
484241
It's the large corporate companies like macdonalds that are to blame, and the peer pressure among the kids to eat this stuff. It's a blimmin tough job as a parent telling your kids not to eat the stuff and then they blame you for it. The schools should make the kids exercise more and out of school clubs should be cheaper so that everyone could afford for  children to do sport.
847372
Change what types of food are available for this person. If the eating is uncontrollable, then have good foods around. If the junk food is not available, then they will have no choice but to eat the healthier foods. But, make them easily accessible.  \n\nHave the carrot sticks already cut up. Let them eat pretzels instead of Fritos or Cheetos. Instead of soda, have tons of cold  water bottles in the fridge. Yes, they will complain but hey...if you don't bring the junk food around, they can't eat it!
458022
i would talk to you (and your boys?) gp, and see what the recommend, also try a healthy eating plan, not necessarily a lose weight but regular exercise and activities (say take up a sport) and give them healthier meals with no snacks and added treats.. if they don't like it or are stubborn (i know what 14yr olds are like) i would talk to them and say how it can reduce their lives, give you major problems ect..
581699
Jenny Craig and such make life easy but you can do it without it.  You don't say how old your kids are but the most important thing is to get active and eat healthy.  I know easy answers would be nice but not here in the present.  \n\nThe first thing I would recommend doing is getting outside and being active.  The advice from the others is right.  Go outside and walk.  the first week try 30 minutes.  this is power walking not a stroll. The first walk will be easy the second will be harder but eventually this will become habit.  However, it takes forever for the habit to form.  The second week, try to walk for 45 minutes.  When you can get up to an hour of walking 4 times a week you will be doing good.\n\nSomeone once recommended when grocery shopping only buy things around the edges.  This is where the unprocessed foods were.  Fresh fruit and veggies, meat, and dairy.  Not bad advice.  The more processed food is, the worse it is for you and actually your children.  Load up on the fruits and veggies, and check out the other nutrition advice on answers.  You can find out a lot about eating.  \n\nGood luck, and I am sure you can do it.  It will take time but you can do it.  Successful long-term weight loss requires a change in habits but just know you will be setting an awesome example for your children.
194394
Exercise is not always the answer to combat obesity. Stomache stapleing is not an easy medical procedure and it can be very expensive if your health insurance does not cover it. My advice is to have the procedure done in Medellin Colombia. In 2005 alone over 100.000 Americans have traveled down south to Colombia. Most procedures done there were laser eye correction, boob jobs, plastic surgery, pregnancy and fertility procedures, skin grafting for burn victims, and other surgeries such as stomache stapleing. Furthermore the hospitals and specialized medical centers have english speaking professionals on staff to assist non-spanish speaking foreigners who frequent their medical facilities.\n\nTwo important incentives why americans go to Colombia:\n1. very inexpensive compared to USA, even if you include airplaine tickets, hotel, taxi, and food.\n2. Colombia has some of the best surgeons, and other medical professionals in the world. Yes, even better than in USA.\n\n\n\nYou can get a price quote and availability via these websites: \nhttp://www.clinicamedellin.com\nhttp://www.pmamericas.com\nhttp://www.clinicamedellin.com\nhttp://www.clinicalasvegas.com\n\nIMPORTANT:\nThe medical facility which is specialized in obesity control procedures is this one: http://www.soma.com.co\n\nGood luck!\n\nps: If you need tips on hotels, currency, airlines, transportation, and more, find me online in messenger or just email me\n\nps: american airlines flies to Medellin via Miami, and the 5 star hotels and hostals are cheap. One USD = 2150 Colombian pesos. The food is very inexpensive too, you can buy a Bandeja Paisa a typical BIG meal for just USD$ 3, so after the doctors give you green light to eat solid food, you gotta try this local delight!
648958
I hv not found any medicine which could control obesity in reality. Ultimately I gave up the hope of being slim. No herb or medicine works to cure obesity.
1089988
Only if they eat dirt.  \n\nIf you're going to send all of the fat-so's to Somalia and Ethopia, the folks would probably eat THEM!!!  Obesity is a disease just like alcoholism and our present day eating habits stink.  Parents and schools should set good examples for their children or these kids will be sick and dead before they are 50.
480751
Prevention is the only way that I see as a real solution. \nIt starts with raising your children to respect others and treat everyone as equal. Equally deserving what life has to offer.\n\nIt has to start with the parents. I am sure there are other ideas but all those are remedial.
615928
dairy products, veggies, and leave the junkfood alone (i.e. McDonald's, Wendys, Burger King, etc...)  Your child should be getting enough exercise and sitting in front the television playing video games does not count as exercising the arms/hands.
1092419
Keep working on it!!! I had the same problem (including the two kids) and did exactly what you are doing. Cut out bread, corn, potatoes and rice from your diet.  Eat just one of these per WEEK.  It is important to drink lots of water.  Use splenda instead of sugar.  Eat vegetables and fruits.  Dont stop, youll see the results shortly.\nI did it three years ago and had the desired results in 3 months.  And I´m still in the weight range I want.  Good luck.
384265
Many children are obese because of a combination psychological and physiological reasons which can lead to lifelong disorders. \n\nSounds better this way. \n\nMany children are obese due to a combination of psychological and physiological factors, which consequently may lead to a range of lifelong disorders.
826047
Tape a picture of a really obese person in front of you.  Everytime you feel an urge to dip in to the chocolate bowl, stare at that picture.  Put some healthy, low cal snacks in front of you & try to satisfy your urge that way.  Hard, but you can do it, use your will power!
1172638
don't mess with asthma!  Trying a bunch of natural nonsense drugs may get him into a life and death situation.  Look at your house, see what is causing his problems, smoking, paint fumes, animal dander, dust etc.  eliminate it from your environment and pray for him to outgrow it.  a number of kids do.  As for the weight, you caused it by overfeeding him, you have to take steps to help him eat healthy foods.  Keep him away from jusk food, no soda, no cookies , no crackers....teach him to eat good food and he will lost the weight.
489623
I hear you.  We Americans need to stop consuming so much (food, energy, products) and thinking only about ourselves and start thinking of others.  You're probably right when you say that so many around the world could be fed if we would just stop eating so much and learn to share what we have.\n\nOn the other hand, obesity is not just about eating.  It's about people using food to heal their emotional and psycological pain.  The problem with that is it's so temporary.  Whereas learning why we have the problems we have and how to solve them would be a tremendous turnaround in our society.\n\nIn spite of all the self-help books and talk shows out there, we are getting worse and worse.  We keep trying to heal ourselves, when what we really need to do is connect with the One who can heal us.
413233
You can't, honey. Sorry. There's really no quick fix when it comes to weight and your health.
178894
If their weight is a health issue, then yes, a properly supervised diet and exercise program is okay. I would also advise that the child get counseling as they need to find out why they are overweight in the first place and learn better habits. If they are 5 pounds overweight or something, then NO. I'd say just get them up and away from the TV and PC. Good luck.
961071
Well, here are a few:\n1) You are trying to regulate the American family.  What's next, taking away their TV, their car and the rest of their rights?\n2) Most kids will grow out of it as hormones kick in during adolescence.  [Not really true, and the damage is happening already - I didn't say it was a GOOD argument.]  :o)\n3) When the parents can't prevent obesity in themselves, what makes you think they will be able to do it for their kids?  If they have no self-control, or poor habits, the kids will just follow along.\n4) The problem is not with the parents but with the media, which pushes fast-food in commercials right and left.  Get rid of the commercials and ads, and the parents won't need to do anything.\n\nIf would help your cause if you could find facts to support these.  However, given that they are pretty weak, you may just have to go on your persuasiveness alone.\n\nGood luck!