Trim Kids: The Proven 12-Week Plan That Has Helped Thousands of Children Achieve a Healthier Weight - Hardcover

Sothern, Melinda S.; Von Almen, T. Kristian; Schumacher, Heidi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060188154 ISBN 13: 9780060188153

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2002

Synopsis

HardCover Pub Date: 2003 Pages: 400 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers In this world of fast food. Television and video games. On more children are eating too much and are not active enough: 1 in 4 kids are unhealthily overweight Now the experts who have helped thousands of children lead healthier lives have assembled the Trim Kids program. Trim Kids is a unique 12-week plan providing a positive. safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Each week. families practice proven ways to increase activity and exercises designed for their child's weight level; enjoy dozens of menu plans with nutritious. kid-tested recipes; and discover shopping lists and dining out tips-perfect for busy caregivers.About the Authors: Melinda S. Sothern. Ph.D.. M . Ed .. CEP. is a licensed clinical execise physiologist and research faculty member of Louisiana State University (LSU). She...

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.Parents with an obese child...would do well if they first consult Trim Kids. -- Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director, George A. Bray Chair in Nutrition, Pennington Biomedical

...Parents with an obese child...would do well if they first consult Trim Kids.--Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director, George A. Bray Chair in Nutrition, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

"Trim Kids is an authoritative approach to understanding and treating childhood overweight."--David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Obesity Program; Associate Director, General Clinical Research Center, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

"When I hear a mother say, 'I am worried about my whole family's health, ' I consider offering this book as one of the tools she can use to address her concerns and move forward. I highly recommend this book."----Daniel Bessensen, M.D., University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, in Obesity Management, June 2006

"This book is filled with delicious but low-calorie recipes, fun activities... [and] behavior techniques...I recommend it highly!"--Dennis M. Styne, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of California Davis

"The strategies in Trim Kids are practical, effective, and fun for kids. I strongly recommend this comprehensive guide to parents."--Nancy Butte, Ph.D., Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

"This book does an excellent job emphasizing that kids are not just mini-adults. Their opinions are important..."--American Association for Active Lifestyles & Fitness (AAALF), David Chong, Reviewer, Physical Activity Coordinator, Hawaii Department of Health

"Trim Kids is a much-needed and unique comprehensive program for achieving healthy weight in children...and it works."--Michael I. Goran, Ph.D., Associate Director, Institute for Prevention Research, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Physiology & Biophysics, University of Southern California

"This book is not only practical, but lifesaving--and life-changing for kids who are overweight...This program is phenomenal!"--Annette M. Holtz, Holland, MI

"The results of this program are absolutely remarkable and definitely long-term. I highly recommend it."--Rhonda Miller, Harvey, LA

About the Author:

Melinda S. Southern, Ph.D., M.Ed., C.E.P., is a licensed clinical exercise physiologist and a research faculty member and director of the Pediatric Obesity Clinical Research Section at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She directs the Prevention of Childhood Obesity Laboratory at the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. She has published extensively in the field of pediatric obesity and is a member of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's Expert Panel on Childhood Obesity.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060188154
• ISBN 13: 9780060188153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 399