Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Combating Obesity 31 Dec 2005 JOSEPH A. SKELTON, M.D., program director of the NEW Kids Program at CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN, which is an innovative, multidisciplinary program for managing complications of childhood obesity: " We are seeing great success in treating overweight children and adolescents by focusing on the family, not just the child. I blame the toxic environment in which American children are immersed -- busy lifestyles and aggressive marketing of food products with little or no nutritional value -- as contributing to the obesity epidemic. " DR. CAROLYN ASHWORTH is author of " Defeating the Child Obesity Epidemic: A Pediatrician (and Mom) Tells How to Fight Fat, Save Your Children, " which tackles the national health epidemic of children's expanding waistlines and unhealthy lifestyles head on. Ashworth can outline the serious medical consequences that accompany obesity and help families fight fat with kid-friendly exercises, menu ideas and tips on following nutritional guidelines. Ashworth, currently in private practice, is the president of the Patient-Physician Network of Plano, Texas, and a former chief of staff of the Medical Center of Plano. Items previously posted. ProfNet Ste 200, 888 Veterans Highway Hauppauge, NY 11788 United States www.profnet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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