Abstract
Communities and healthcare professionals are calling for a variety of public school anti-obesity initiatives, which need to be approached with caution. With no reliable or accepted clinical measure of obesity in growing children, many children are being inappropriately labeled and stigmatized as fat. The vast majority of children do not have weight problems. While intuitive, these programs are not evidence-based and none to date has proven effective in reducing long-term obesity. But they are resulting in unprecedented levels of body hatred, unhealthy and inappropriate weight loss attempts, fears of food, increased susceptibility to media messages, eating disorders, nutritional deficits, and weight discrimination. This article reviews the evidence surrounding childhood obesity and the health paradigm which has been shown to give lasting positive outcomes for children's health and well-being.
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