In an effort to start obesity prevention conversations earlier, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released the new clinical report, The Role of the Pediatrician in Primary Prevention of Obesity..
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Children who do not get enough sleep are at an increased risk of obesity. Parents can encourage good sleeping habits by forming a nighttime routine with small children. Avoid putting small children to bed with bottles or cups, and remove TVs from bedrooms to encourage good sleep hygiene.
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Presently, there is no precise clinical definition of obesity based on the degree of excess body fat that places an individual at increased health risk. General consensus exists for an indirect measure of body fatness, called the weight-for-height index or body mass index (BMI). The BMI is an easily obtained and reliable measurement for overweight and obesity and is defined as a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of the person's height (in meters).
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For children over the age of 2 years, definitions for overweight and obesity are based on the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI is calculated as follows: A BMI calculator can be found at the following website: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/. Using the BMI, overweight and obesity are defined as follows:
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1 The more colors on their plate the healthier, so make it a game or competition and have them count how many colors are on their plates. (e.g., two green vegetables, one orange, one yellow…)  Give your children the chance to make some decisions, when applicable, on what they will be eating for dinner.
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Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults.
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BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) For children over the age of 2 years, definitions for overweight and obesity are based on the Body Mass Index (BMI). Pediatricians must calculate and graph a child's BMI on a gender-specific chart at every well child visit starting at age 2 years.
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DEFINITIONS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY. Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk.1–4,7–10 Excess body fat results from an imbalance of energy intake and energy expenditure (total energy expenditure includes energy expended at rest, in physical activity and for metabolism).
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1 They should not be a daily part of your child's diet. 2  Limit the juice to 4 ounces or less a day and avoid sugar-sweetened drinks like soda and energy drinks.  Avoid using food as a reward (i.e., celebrating with ice cream, going out to eat) or a punishment (restricting food for bad behavior).
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Kelsey Sisti, M.D., FAAP, is a pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital, an instructor of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine, and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Sisti and her husband are raising two young children and assorted pets.
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According to American Academy of Pediatrics, obesity is defined as a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. Obesity is defined as a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk.