Gabriela learns a lesson on how to prevent obesity and overweight in children. She can not run well, because she eats a heavy breakfast.

Over the past three decades, obesity rates in the US have more than doubled for children and tripled for adolescents ́ and a startling 70% of adults are now obese or overweight. The result has been a widening epidemic of obesity-related health problems, including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes. While discussions about this spiraling health crisis have tended to focus on the need for more exercise and individual...

"As lightning-rod writer Dara Weiss explains in The Heavy, the "mommy wars" were never more clear than over the issue of her 7-year-old daughter's weight. Some moms looked down on her for "letting" Bea get clinically obese. But that's nothing compared with the scorn others offered when Dara put Bea on a strict calorie-counting diet. Some said she was clearly seeding body image issues; many others suggested the pat, "healthier" food route. The Heavy...

Childhood obesity is explored in a way that encourages positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers. This reassuring picture book explores the issue of obesity in simple terms. It looks at the reasons why children and adults might be overweight, gives advice on health, fitness, and diet, and discusses how some people are bullied because of their weight. Through a variety of reassuring techniques, as well as helpful notes and resources...