Summary: In an effort to address the obesity epidemic, in the USA 20 states mandate that students their body mass index (BMI) tested in order to gauge the student population's "health," even though BMI does not distinguish between muscle weight and fat weight. Notification letters are being sent to students whose body mass do not fall within a narrow range deemed "acceptable" by the state government,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STUSole-Smith, Virginia
Summary: "By the time they reach kindergarten, most kids have learned that "fat" is bad. As they get older, kids learn to pursue thinness in order to survive in a world that ties our body size to our value. Multibillion-dollar industries thrive on consumers believing that we don't want to be fat. Our weight-centric medical system pushes "weight loss" as a prescription, while ignoring social determinants...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 SOLSummary: "America's battle against childhood obesity is an issue too big for many to fully comprehend. With one in three children overweight, the epidemic is sweeping our nation at an unforgiving rate. But in spite of these odds, Bite size showcases the stories of four inspiring kids from diverse backgrounds who are fighting for their health one day at a time. Proving that it's not just about the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BITBerg, Francie M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Healthy Weight Network 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8526 BERG,Summary: Narrated by Katie Couric, the film blows the lid off everything that was known about food and exercise, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to mislead and confuse the American public. Exposing the hidden truths contributing to one of the largest health epidemics in history, it follows a group of families battling to lead healthier lives and reveals...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FED1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF FED
Bartell, Susan S.
Summary: Presents advice for parents who want to help their children lose weight, discussing how to plan nutritious menus, change unhealthy family eating patterns, understand the connection between emotion and food, and encourage a habit of exercise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Parent Positive Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2083 BARHenner, Marilu.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ReganBooks 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0432 HENMercado, Yehudi
Summary: "Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather do anything else, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to give baseball a shot. As the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood, Hudi has found the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MERLunden, Joan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.3 LUNZinczenko, David.
Summary: This must-have guide for concerned parents offers detailed analysis and nutritional tips on thousands of the most popular food choices for kids. Covering the best and worst options available at the most popular restaurants in the country as well as the healthiest--and most harmful--foods in the supermarket aisles, if kids are eating it, this book is probably analyzing it. Other features...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.25 ZINCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 ZINSullivan, Mecca Jamilah
Summary: "Exquisitely compassionate and witty, Big Girl traces the intergenerational hungers and desires of Black womanhood, as told through the unforgettable voice of Malaya Clondon. In her highly anticipated debut novel, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan explores the perils--and undeniable beauty--of insatiable longing. Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SULSummary: Feeding is about so much more than just food. This program takes a close look at feeding in the first three years-from the breast or baby bottle to the spoon. The program shows many scenes of breast and bottle feeding, as well as the giving of solid food. Mothers, fathers, pediatricians, nutritionists, and child psychologists discuss the bond that feeding creates between children and their...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Give students a context in which to study the world's widely varying life expectancy statistics. Focusing discussion on economic and cultural factors, this program examines dramatic discrepancies between life spans in the United States, Japan, Russia, and the developing nation of Sierra Leone-where a high infant mortality rate creates the lowest life expectancy in the world. The video presents...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Help new parents set in motion a lifetime of healthy eating habits-starting with their baby's first bite! This program identifies the best diet choices for growing babies and the best ways to get them started on solid food. Nutrition and medical experts give detailed advice on more than 80 topics, including allergies, vitamins, hunger cues, food dislikes, and preventing obesity. Menu-planning...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007