Even though Kellylyn Hicks has lost about 85 pounds over the last year and a half, and gone from a size 24 to a tiny size 4, she still worries she won't fit into chairs.
While out shopping, she fears that she’ll bump her hip into a shelf and break something. A few years ago when she was heavier, she accidentally knocked over and broke a wolf figurine and had to pay $60 for it.
But for much of the day, the gym doubles as a cafeteria where the school's 1,800-plus students are offered breakfast and lunch.
There's another gym on the fourth floor, but it's so old it has basketball hoops attached to ladders. Time and space limitations mean each class gets physical education just once a week for 40 minutes.
When you're 8 years old, it can be darn hard not eating a cupcake when everyone else is having one. But that's the way life is for Nyla Wright, a Philadelphia-area second-grader who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year. She still gets treats now and then, but overall has to watch what she pops into her mouth.
Hi kids, this is Cowboy Ted of the Cowboy Ted's Foundation for Kids with the Healthy Tip for Kids. Today's topic is about spending too much time indoors.
Many kids are becoming unhealthy because of too much time spent indoors. Warm weather signals a great time to get outside.
Obesity levels among children are at an all-time high, which mean kids are too fat, and that could lead to serious health problems now and later in life. Summer is the perfect time to spend some time outdoors.
For Doh Jae-soon, her son's developmental disability is an agony that she will probably have to deal with for a lifetime. However, that suffering deepened further a few years ago when her son became obese. "From childhood, he has been constantly made fun of by others due to his disability. He suffered from extreme stress and started gaining weight," Doh said.
"Even though I don't earn a lot and can't provide him with a vegetarian diet, I have tried to feed him healthy food. But those efforts were fruitless."
Imagine feeling hungry -- starving, even -- all the time, no matter how much you eat. So hungry that you would shoplift, sneak, steal or secretly order takeout food to sate your appetite, without regard for consequences.
Kate Kane doesn't have to imagine; she knows.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, such a person could legally be labeled as disabled.
But should obesity be considered a disability? On Tuesday the American Medical Association voted a resounding no at its annual meeting.
