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Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old, to calculate the body mass index for a child or teen.... Details >

Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

This fact sheet discusses childhood obesity, including health risks, diagnosis, and treatment. Tips are provided for parents to help establish healthy eating patterns.... Details >

Obesity Society  

Also available in: Spanish 

Eating well and being physically active are key to your child’s well-being. This site provides tips for parents to help their child—and the whole family—learn healthy eating and physical activity habi... Details >

Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to your child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children in... Details >

Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

LetsMove.gov provides helpful tips, step-by-step strategies for parents, and regular updates on how the federal government is working with partners to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. Join com... Details >

The White House

Helping your kids get and stay healthy isn’t always easy. Here are some helpful tips and information to help you take positive steps! ... Details >

Alliance for a Healthier Generation  

Also available in: Spanish 

We Can! is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physi... Details >

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Read about problems associated with childhood obesity. ... Details >

The White House

This action plan defines the goal of ending childhood obesity in a generation as returning to a childhood obesity rate of just 5 percent by 2030 and presents a series of 70 specific recommendations, m... Details >

The White House