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Assess your child's risk for obesity. Also, connect to the body mass index (BMI) calculator, quizzes, carb counter and other calculators.

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Obese Parents Influence Children’s Weight Obesity is the most common health problem facing children, child health experts say. More than 30 percent of children and teens are overweight, and 15 percent are obese. TV or Activity: Key Choice for Kids What happened? Not so long ago, when school was out and the weather was nice, kids were always outside, climbing trees, swinging or playing games. Why We’re Obese: It’s Not Lack of Willpower True or false? Most overweight people got that way because they're self-indulgent weaklings without the will power to say no to super-sized french fries and fudge-slathered ice cream. Why Do We Eat Too Much? America has a weight problem. More than half of us are classified as overweight, say officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Healthful Strategies for Weight Loss Experts say the long-term success at weight loss requires a balance between diet and physical activity. Helpful Hints for a Healthy Weight Most people consider losing weight a difficult proposition. Few folks have the time or interest to count calories or fat grams. Others have no patience for restrictive diets or complex dietary regimens. Small Weight Change Means Big Health Gains Research shows that if you are overweight or obese, a little weight loss goes a long way toward reducing your risk for disease and protecting your health. Even With Weight-Loss Drugs, Losing Pounds Isn’t Easy Out of the 90 million Americans who are overweight, 50 million go on a diet each year, according to the National Women's Health Resource Center.

Since the late 1970s, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates the number of TV ads the average child sees has doubled to 40,000. Many of those ads tout high-sugar cereals, fast-food restaurants and candy. Asked to pick the healthier of two food items, such as corn flakes or frosted flakes, children who watched more TV chose the less healthy food, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.