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The best way to persuade a young kid to eat healthy is to make it fun !
Check out an example of those initiative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLP3200hgDU&feature=youtu.be&ytsession=sE4ZNtdyuu7FYmZNH3RTeDbvxOUMvxGzIJn5cpwfNwlKcrmoYzHnUT9UY-28pK8cbIYWPCK56QOc5uQ29H5jWW9sUWDc62Y2O5pk40XFu_Z57a10QuiQeRDpm2v5Pud2ia6antGOPlzBtzWsbKgrH9j_PkoYzU1Xgw7mHlwCM9_zXWtw5of6h7HR_1JxkiTK1sBDpdyTLYYp6wzq01Kt-XAfWoQiKmE4c9P8JNjBh0Ev9PvcO4YRkmFYGTOgX7t2NgDkXVo4gue2EAq92_z5XtkF9Wr3guTKuU2TGwXNrKkDtrUG7zFW3htFwPuhyV6WL8HV_ILwr14
You've contacted us since the 2013 Conference so here is the 4-1-1: We are excited to announce the details for the ObesityHelp Conference 2014.
The conference for this year will be held in Los Angeles, California on August 15-16, 2014.
To sign up for the latest updates and other details, check our OH Blog.
Please join us for the fun, education, information and vendor samples.
Kim Gyurina, Event Manager
on 11/25/13 9:38 pm
Hey, i got a great ebook on amazon called How to Cure & Prevent Child Obesity: Easy & Effective Weight Loss Solutions for a Happy Healthy Kid! Its packed full with fantastic information and is free for a limited time! I hope it can give you the information you need! Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/How-Cure-Prevent-Child-Obesity-ebook/dp/B00GH9OZ0E/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1385469654&sr=1-2&keywords=child+obesity
on 11/10/13 2:44 pm
on 11/10/13 2:37 pm
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
HW 440, SW 386, CW 229.8
Does anyone use (or does your child use) a specific calorie counter or diet journal to keep a record of what they are eating?
Do these things work? Are they able to keep up with them? I've tried using them myself but usually fall off the wagon, and am curious as to anyone has tried getting their child or teen to use them, given that most are available as mobile apps.
on 7/29/13 2:44 pm
I am kind of in the same boat, my 3 year old daughter weighs 70 lbs. I have seen the endocrinologist who first diagnosed my daughter with low thyroid we retested now she said she was fine. I wanted to see a G.I. because her stomach is huge, it always has been since she was born (9lbs 2oz at 37 weeks)but was always told she will grow into it, well its just getting bigger and decided to let the medical professionals tell me if there is anything wrong. When I went to see the G.I. with no questions asked I was told cut fry foods and sugary juices from her diet. Things that were never part her diet anyway with being 3 years old!!!! I am completely frustrated, to the point I am in tears. They ruled out any disorders because she continues to get taller she is 3 feet 4 inches tall. Unfortunately, no one has been able to tell me anything about why my daughter's weight gain except cut things from her diet. My daughter is already a veggie and fruit eater, I never bought sugary juice, cereals or snacks for the house. Her portion sizes are normal for her age and she doesn't get seconds. She drinks 6oz of 1 percent milk once a day with dinner and will have milk with her cereal for breakfast. She loves yogurt and drinks water. Her breads are whole grain from the pasts down to the pancake mix and she rarely eats meat. She will eat chicken and maybe fish. If I have someone tell me that I need to cut things from her diet that were never part of her diet one more time I am going to scream! I feel like they're looking at her and just ASSUMING its her diet and lack of physical activity. I take them to the playground everyday after I pick them up from school. Her sibling who is only 1 year older than eats the same things and he is 40 lbs.
Ashley is right, there are policies that have surgery as a covered benefit and others that do not. And even if it is a covered benefit for an adult, they will deny children, especially if they are not yet sick enough. I know, it is frustrating.
At 14, it will be difficult to find a surgeon and it is likely that a dedicated pediatric WLS program would be in your best interest.
Feel free to send me more details if you would like to at my hospital email account and I can perhaps give some more feedback.
[email protected]
Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (www.childrenscolorado.org/bariatric)
Principal Investigator, Teen-LABS (www.Teen-LABS.org)
Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado, Denver
Executive Assistant:
Karen Warnock
Phone: (720) 777-3179
