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	American Obesity Association - AOA Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Overweight (85th percentile) and obesity (95th percentile) prevalence for children and adolescents is presented by racial group in Table 3.
		Among female youth, the highest overweight and obesity prevalence is found in fl (non-Hispanic) girls (ages 6 to 11), 37.6 percent and 22.2 percent respectively, and fl (non-Hispanic) adolescent females (ages 12 to 19), 45.5 percent and 26.6 percent respectively.
		Overweight prevalence for Native American children and adolescents (ages 5 to 17) was reported in a 1999 study as 39 percent for males and 38 percent for females in the Aberdeen area Indian Health Service.
	www.obesity.org /subs/fastfacts/obesity_youth.shtml (1162 words)

	Overweight definition - Healthy Living: Living a healthy lifestyle for disease prevention on MedicineNet.com
		The other sense of "overweight" is more precise and designates a state between normal weight and obesity.
		The National Institutes of Health (NIH) now defines overweight in terms of the BMI (the body mass index) which is a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m)squared.
		Overweight is a BMI of 27.3 % or more for women and 27.8 % or more for men, according to the NIH.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4710 (235 words)

	OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the United States at least one child in five is overweight and the number of overweight children continues to grow.
		Overweight adults are at risk for a number of health problems including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure stroke, and some forms of cancer.
		If your doctor finds that your child is overweight, he or she may ask you to make some changes in your family's eating and activity habits.
	www.kidneeds.com /diagnostic_categories/articles/over.htm (1041 words)

	American Obesity Association - AOA Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 or more, obesity is 30 or more, and severe obesity is 40 or more.
		Increase in Prevalence (%) of Overweight (BMI > 25),
		The increase in overweight, obesity and severe obesity prevalence is evident in adults (aged 20 to 74) of both genders over the last decade, as shown in Table 4.
	www.obesity.org /subs/fastfacts/obesity_US.shtml (672 words)

	NAASO, The Obesity Society
		In the past 30 years, the occurrence of overweight in children has doubled and it is now estimated that one in five children in the US is overweight.
		As a result, childhood overweight is regarded as the most common prevalent nutritional disorder of US children and adolescents, and one of the most common problems seen by pediatricians.
		Both the short term and long term effects of overweight on health are of concern because of the negative psychological and health consequences in childhood.
	www.naaso.org /information/childhood_overweight.asp (1748 words)

	Working with Your Doctor to Overcome Overweight and Obesity -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Being overweight increases the risk of developing a number of serious medical conditions, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, breathing disorders during sleep, some types of cancer, osteoarthritis, gallstones, certain forms of urinary incontinence, and menstrual irregularities.
		In some people, overweight or obesity may be related to a medical condition, or a medication they are taking, which interferes with their weight loss efforts.
		Overweight and obesity that begins in childhood often continues into adulthood, leading to increased risks for heart disease, high blood pressure, and other serious medical conditions.
	familydoctor.org /x6532.xml (3775 words)

	NIDDK . Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity
		Overweight and obesity are found worldwide, and the prevalence of these conditions in the United States ranks high along with other developed nations.
		An exception is the prevalence of overweight in white men in their twenties to forties, which decreased from the early 1970s to late 1970s.
		Overweight is defined by the sex- and age-specific 95th percentile cutoff points of the revised NCHS/CDC growth charts (preliminary data).
	www.medhelp.org /NIHlib/GF-367.html (3729 words)

	Overweight and Obesity - Health Risk Factors
		Overweight and obesity are major contributors to many preventable causes of death.
		Overweight people are more likely to have high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, than people who are not overweight.
		Overweight men are at greater risk for developing cancer of the colon, rectum, and prostate.
	agingwell.state.ny.us /prevention/overweight.htm (937 words)

	90% of US men over 60 now overweight - health - 04 October 2005 - New Scientist
		Furthermore, seven out of 10 women in the study were also overweight and at the end of the study one in three of both sexes was clinically obese.
		Being overweight is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) above 25, while a BMI of over 30 is classed as obese.
		Being overweight or obese carries with it the risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn8096 (592 words)

	Define Obesity and Overweight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Overweight refers to increased body weight in relation to height, when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight.
		Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat.
		According to the NIH Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, all adults (aged 18 years or older) who have a BMI of 25 or more are considered at risk for premature death and disability as a consequence of overweight and obesity.
	www.dshs.state.tx.us /phn/define.shtm (853 words)

	Am I Overweight
		Physicians usually define "overweight" as a condition in which a person's weight is 10-20% higher than "normal", as defined by a standard height/weight chart.
		If you've been overweight since childhood or adolescence, you may not even know what a "good" weight for you would be.
		If you're overweight you probably already know it, but there are a couple of indicators that can let you know whether your weight increases your risk for health problems like heart disease.
	asd.dozer.com /faq/ami.htm (1697 words)

	Overweight and Obesity
		If you combine the percent of kids who are overweight with the percent of kids who are at risk of becoming overweight, about one out of three children are affected.
		Overweight children are at risk for serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol - all once considered exclusively adult diseases.
		Overweight children are often the last to be chosen as playmates, even as early as preschool.
	kidshealth.org /parent/general/body/overweight_obesity.html (1788 words)

	USATODAY.com - Study: More babies overweight (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The children were classified as overweight if they were greater than the 95th percentile in weight-for-length, meaning they weigh more than 95% of kids at the same height based on a U.S.-standard population.
		The study, reported in the journal Obesity, says the percentage of babies under 6 months old who were overweight or on the brink of becoming so increased from 10.4% in 1980 to 17% in 2001.
		Overweight babies who become heavy children are at a greater risk of health problems such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
	www.usatoday.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/health/2006-08-09-overweight-babies_x.htm (587 words)

	Overweight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The term overweight is generally used to indicate that a human (or other mammal) has more body fat than is typical or required for the normal functioning of the body.
		Being overweight is a fairly common condition for many people, especially in the United States and other developed nations where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles often do not involve a lot of exercise.
		If an individual is sufficiently overweight that excess body fat could present substantial health risks, he or she is considered to be obese.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Overweight (1794 words)

	Overweight
		However, the problem which causes overweight does not seem to be the amount of food which is converted into calories.
		People who are overweight because of low thyroid function are probably deficient in trace minerals and this deficiency could be from a lack of ingestion of foods which contain the trace minerals or it could be from the body's inability to extract the trace minerals from the food.
		This is the reason why hypos and those who are overweight should take digestive enzymes: to increase zinc absorption, because zinc is a key mineral for increasing thyroidal function.
	www.ithyroid.com /overweight.htm (4644 words)

	CNN.com - Poll: Most Americans older than 25 are overweight - March 5, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Thirty-three percent of adults are 20 percent overweight -- more than double the number in 1983 -- when the figure was 15 percent.
		Results showed that 16 percent of U.S. adults in 1990 were 20 percent overweight and 22 percent in 1995 were 20 percent overweight.
		Among those are 65 percent who are overweight.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/HEALTH/03/05/obesity.poll (537 words)

	Cornell Science News: Obese cats
		ITHACA, N.Y. -- Seriously overweight cats are more likely to suffer diabetes mellitus, lameness and non-allergic skin conditions, a Cornell University veterinarian's four-year follow-up to a feline obesity study has shown.
		In the original study, cat owners completed a three-page survey with information about their animals' breed, housing accommodations and lifestyle, food, age, gender, whether the animal was neutered and other factors that could affect body condition.
		By one year of age, some 15 percent of cats in the survey were already overweight.
	www.news.cornell.edu /releases/March97/fatcats.hrs.html (964 words)

	Overweight News (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Overweight and obese women are five times more likely than lean women to have polycystic ovary syndrome, a new Spanish study finds.
		Overweight and obese Spanish women appear five times as likely as lean women to have polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that decreases fertility and contributes to other illnesses.
		The big surprise for the participants in the camp for overweight kids was pizza: one day last week they got to enjoy eating it.
	www.topix.net.cob-web.org:8888 /health/overweight (663 words)

	MCH Library Knowledge Path: Overweight in Children and Adolescents
		This report shows how prevalent overweight and obesity have become among children, adolescents, and adults and examines the factors that contribute to the patterns of unhealthy eating and insufficient physical activity that are at the heart of the epidemic.
		This report discusses the prevalence of overweight and obesity among all age groups in the United States, the threat overweight and obesity poses to health, and actions that individuals at all levels of government and in the private sector can take to address the problem in their communities.
		Data on birthweight, short stature, underweight, overweight, anemia, and breastfeeding are collected for children who visit public health clinics for routine care and nutrition services, including education and supplemental food.
	www.mchlibrary.info /KnowledgePaths/kp_overweight.html (4590 words)

	Helping Your Overweight Child
		the likelihood that a child will be overweight, but shared family behaviors such as eating and activity habits also influence body weight.
		To promote proper growth and development and prevent overweight, parents should offer the whole family a wide variety of foods from each of the food groups displayed in the Food Guide Pyramid.
		The overall goal of a successful treatment program should be to help the whole family focus on making healthy changes to their eating and activity habits that they will be able to maintain throughout life.
	www.medhelp.org /NIHlib/GF-122.html (2538 words)

	What Being Overweight Means
		More than half of adults are overweight or obese, which is a word that means very overweight.
		And a kid who is overweight might get teased or find it hard to keep up with friends on the playground.
		But a kid who is very overweight may need some expert help from a dietitian or a doctor who specializes in weight management.
	kidshealth.org /kid/stay_healthy/fit/overweight.html (1184 words)

	Overweight - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Overweight with a BMI below 30 (see also obesity).
		Detailed information about the causes of Overweight including medication causes and drug interaction causes can be found in our causes pages.
		With a diagnosis of Overweight, it is also important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Overweight.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /o/overweight/intro.htm (430 words)

	Childhood Overweight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Missouri, 18.6 percent of adolescents screened were overweight, compared to the national average of 14 percent overweight adolescents aged 12-19 in 1999.
		The percent of overweight appears to be increasing among students aged 5-11, a finding that is consistent with national trends.
		Black and Hispanic populations appear to be at a higher risk for being overweight or at risk for being overweight.
	www.dhss.mo.gov /Obesity/Childhood.html (658 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| Being overweight 'damages sperm'
		Being overweight may reduce a man's chances of fathering a baby, according to a study.
		Even if he does manage to fertilise his partner's eggs there is a far greater chance of miscarriage because the quality of the sperm is reduced, the researchers said.
		Speaking at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, they said their findings may explain why male infertility is on the increase pointing to record rates of obesity in many western countries.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/health/3198174.stm (379 words)

	Healthy Weight and Weight Control: Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health
		Even more alarming, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is on the rise, and they are becoming overweight and obese at earlier ages.
		By convention, overweight is defined as a body mass index of 25 to 29.9, and obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher.
		Adolescent overweight is associated with adult overweight and related multiple cardiovascular risk factors: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /nutritionsource/healthy_weight.html (5029 words)

	Teen Weight Loss for Overweight Teens Obesity (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Stuart is among the approximately 15 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 19 who are overweight or obese -- a 10 percent increase since the 1970s.
		For many overweight children and teens, their physical health and well-being is the least of their problems.
		A sizable percentage of overweight kids – particularly girls – are clinically depressed as a result of a preoccupation with being overweight.
	www.overweightteen.com.cob-web.org:8888 (452 words)

	Overweight and Obesity: Defining Overweight and Obesity \| DNPA \| CDC
		Overweight and Obesity: Defining Overweight and Obesity
		Overweight and obesity are both labels for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height.
		For adults, overweight and obesity ranges are determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the “body mass index” (BMI).
	www.cdc.gov /nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/defining.htm (444 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Obesity
		Adults with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight.
		For example, an athlete may have a higher BMI but not be overweight.
		The percentage of children who are overweight has doubled in the last 20 years.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003101.htm (829 words)

	FOXNews.com - Overweight Girls Show Poorer Test Scores, Social Skills, In School - Fitness \| Exercise \| Nutrition \| ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A new study shows girls who became overweight between the time they started kindergarten and finished the third grade suffered a decline in test scores and social skills and scored lower than girls who were not overweight.
		Information on the children’s body mass index (BMI, a measure of weight in relation to height used to indicate overweight and obesity) was collected at the beginning and end of the study as well as information on their school performance.
		Researchers found reading and math tests scores were significantly higher among normal-weight children compared with those who were overweight from the beginning and those who became overweight during their first years at school.
	www.foxnews.com.cob-web.org:8888 /story/0,2933,213046,00.html (718 words)

	WIN - Publication - Understanding Adult Obesity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The BMI is a tool used to assess overweight and obesity and monitor changes in body weight.
		Research has shown that waist circumference is directly associated with abdominal fat and can be used in the assessment of the risks associated with obesity or overweight.
		Previously overweight and obese individuals are encouraged to get 60 to 90 minutes of exercise a day to sustain weight loss.
	win.niddk.nih.gov /publications/understanding.htm (2520 words)

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