Childhood Obesity: selected resources

The purpose of this resource guide is to assist researchers in locating materials about Childhood Obesity. Internet access to some online databases and other materials is restricted to current faculty, staff and students of the University at Buffalo. Individuals not affiliated with the University at Buffalo may visit the Health Sciences Library to search the databases. Databases that are free and open to the public are indicated with an asterisk (*).

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
A website supported by the American Heart Association. The start website includes information about guidelines, basic facets and knowledge of the childhood obesity for parents and general public.
American Heart Association, (2005, May)

The National Institutes of Health:Childhood Obesity on the Rise
A website from the National Institutes of Health containing facts and resources for the purpose educating about the growing problem of childhood obesity.
Torgan, Ph.D. , Carol (2002, June).

Centers for Disease Control: Health Topics: Childhood Overweight
The CDC website includes statistics, strategies and general information regarding childhood obesity. Centers of Disease Control: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, (2006, August).

National Agricultural Library: Weight and Obesity: Adolescent and Childhood Obesity
A bibliography for educators and researchers compiled by the Food and Nutrition Information Center of the National Agricultural Library on the topic of childhood obesity. Pellechia, Akobundu, Naslund, (2004, Septembmer ). Childhood obesity: A food and nutrition resource list for educators and researchers.

American Academy of Pediatrics: Children's Health Topics: Overweight and Obesity
A bibliography for physicians compiled by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It includes presentations, statistics, and other information. American Academy of Pediatrics: Overweight and Obesity.

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U.S. Committee on Education and Labor. Using school wellness plans to help fight childhood obesity. [electronic resource]. U.S. GPO, 2008. Online access through Internet

Oria M.; Sawyer K. Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin summary [electronic resource]. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007. Online access through Internet

Koplan, J.C. [et al]. Progress in preventing childhood obesity how do we measure up? [electronic resource]. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007. Oline access through Internet

Bascetta, Cynthia A. Childhood obesity factors affecting physical activity. [electronic resource]. Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2006. Oline access through Internet

Bascetta, Cynthia. Childhood obesity: most experts identified physical activity and the use of best practices are key to successful programs. Washington, DC: U.S. GAO. 2005. Online access through Internet

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Overweight and Physical Activity Among Children: A portrait of States and the Nation 2005. [electronic resource]. U.S. GPO, 2005. Oline access through Internet

Cawley, John H.; Meyerhoefer, Chad.; Newhouse, David. The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight [electronic resource]. Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Online access through Internet

Chou, Shin-Yi; Rachad, Inas; Grossman, Michael. Fast-food restaurant advertising on television and its influence on childhood obesity[electronic resource]. Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005. Online access through Internet

Koplan, J; Liverman, C; Kraak, V. eds. Preventing childhood obesity health in the balance [electronic resource]. Washington, DC. National Academies Press, c2005. Online access through Internet

Powers, Scott W. Parenting practices and obesity in low-income African-American preschoolers. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 2005. Online access through Internet

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Helping your overweight child [electronic resource]. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2004. Oline access through internet Internet

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(Located in the Media Resources Center, Health Sciences Library Collection)

Food and fitness matter raising healthy, active kids. 1 videodisc 24 minutes - Food and Fitness Matter provides parents with the information and support they need to improve children?s health and wellness.
DVD WD 210 .F686 2006

Obesity epidemic. 1 videodisc 60 minutes ? Chronicles the management and evaluation of adult obesity and the relationship between childhood and adult obesity.
DVD WD 210 K81o 2004

Childhood obesity. 1 videocassettes 60 minutes ? How environment and advertising contribute to childhood obesity.
VHS WD 212 W918c 2004

Childhood obesity II: prevention and community intervention. 1 videocassette 60 minutes Intervention and prevention strategies through school and community based programs are examined.
VHS WD210 K811 2002

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Health Sciences Library Biomedical and Health-Related Electronic Journals page
Bison Catalog

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Archives of Disease in Childhood
British Medical Journal
Clinical Biochemistry
Diabetes
International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders: journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Journal of Family Practice
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism: JPEM
Journal of School Health
Obesity Research
Pediatrics
Pediatrics International
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

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EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Summerbell, CD. Waters, E. Edmunds, LD. Kelly, S. Brown, T. Campbell, KJ. Interventions for preventing obesity in children. [Systematic Review] Cochrane Heart Group Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, 2006.

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Summerbell, CD. Ashton, V. Campbell, KJ. Edmunds, L. Kelly, S. Waters, E. Interventions for treating obesity in children. [Systematic Review] Cochrane Heart Group Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4, 2006.

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Evans WD, Renaud JM, Finkelstein E, Kamerow DB, Brown DS. Changing perceptions of the childhood obesity epidemic. [Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] American journal of health behavior. 30(2):167-76, 2006 Mar-Apr.

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Yin TJ, Wu FL, Liu YL, Yu S. Effects of a weight-loss program for obese children: a “mix of attributes” approach. [Clinical Trial. Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] The journal of nursing research : JNR. 13(1):21-30, 2005 Mar.

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
Jiang JX, Xia XL, Greiner T, Lian GL, Rosenqvist U. A two year family based behaviour treatment for obese children. [Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] Archives of disease in childhood. 90(12):1235-8, 2005 Dec.

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Weight Issues in Children. Public resources written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians.
American Academy of Family Physicians, (2007, October)

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)* - a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Overweight children and adolescents: a clinical report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2005 May;40(5):533-43. [107 references] PubMed*

Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Council on School Health. Active healthy living: prevention of childhood obesity through increased physical activity. Pediatrics 2006 May;117(5):1834-42. [55 references] PubMed*

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MEDLINE
The premier source for biomedical literature. Indexes journals and selected monographs from medicine, dentistry, nursing and other areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. The Ovid version of MEDLINE provides links to some full-text articles and allows limiting of the search to those articles that are also indexed in one of the EBM specialty databases. The PubMed version of MEDLINE allows preselected EBM filtering through Clinical Queries. You can search MEDLINE for free through PubMed.(*)

CINAHL
(Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) Provides coverage of the journal literature related to nursing and allied health. Selected journals are also indexed in the areas of consumer health, biomedicine and health sciences librarianship. Also includes limited coverage of monographs (e.g., NLN publications) and some full-text resources.

EMBASE
EMBASE is a major biomedical and pharmacological database which gives you access to the most up-to-date information about medical and drug-related subjects. It provides comprehensive coverage of drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacy and toxicology, clinical medicine, public health, occupational health, environmental health rehabilitation and physical therapy, basic biological research relevant to human medicine, alternative medicine; and much more.

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
The Cochrane Collaboration prepares full-text systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare. Two types of reviews are presented: complete reviews and protocols. Complete reviews are Cochrane Reviews prepared and maintained by Collaborative Review Groups. Protocols are the background, objectives and methods of reviews being prepared. A unique feature of this database is once a review is published, it is regularly updated and it will appear in every issue thereafter. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews is one of the sources that comprise OVID’s Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (EBMR). You can search Cochrane for free through Cochrane Collaboration. (*)

EBM Reviews: Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials
Cochrane Register of Contolled Trials (CCTR) contains over 300,000 bibliographic references to controlled trials in health care. References are identified by searching MEDLINE and EMBASE, and by hand searching the journal literature. Quality control standards are followed to ensure that only reports of definite randomized controlled trials or controlled clinical trials are included.

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Located in the Health Sciences Library, unless otherwise stated. University at Buffalo collection.

Hassink, S.G. (2006) A parent?s guide to childhood obesity : a road map to health. American Academy of Pediatrics. WS 115 H353p 2006

Flamebaum, R.K. (2006) Childhood obesity and health research. New York : Nova Science Publishers. WD 210 C5365 2006

Schumacher, Donald. (2007) Overcoming obesity in childhood and adolescence : a guide for school leaders. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, a Sage Pub. Lockwood Library: RJ 399 C6 S38 2007.

Apovian, C.M.; Lenders, C.M. (2007) A clinical guide for management of overweight and obese children and adults. Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. WD 210 C6406 2007.

Barnett, A; Kumar, S. eds. (2004). Obesity and diabetes. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. WK 840 O122004.

Bendich, A; Deckelbaum R. (2005) Preventive nutrition: the comprehensive guide for health professionals. Totowa, N.J.: Humana Press. QU 145 P944 2005.

Brook, P.E., Clayton, P.E. & Brown, R.S., eds. (2005) Clinical pediatric endocrinology. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing. WS 330 C641 2005.

Ekvall, S.; Ekvall, Vi. (2005.) Pediatric nutrition in chronic diseases and developmental disorders: prevention, assessment, and treatment. New York: Oxford University Press. WS 130 P371 2005.

Goran, M.I., & Sothern, M.S. eds. , (2006). Handbook of pediatric obesity: etiology, pathophysiology, and prevention. Boca Raton, FL: CRC/Taylor & Francis Group. WD 210 H2369 2006.

Lauer, R.M., Burns, T.L. & Daniels, S.R. eds. (2006) Pediatric prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. New York: Oxford University Press. WG 550 P371 2006.

Mullen, M; Shield, J. Childhood and adolescent overweight: the health professional?s guide to identification, treatment, and prevention. Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association, 2003. WD 210M958c2004.

Pa?izková, J. (2005). Childhood obesity: prevention and treatment. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press. WD 210 P234c 2005.

Sothern, M.S., Gordon, S.T., & von Almen, K.eds. (2006). Handbook of pediatric obesity: Clinical management. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis. WD 210 H2368 2005.

Thompson, K.J. ed. (2004). Handbook of eating disorders and obesity. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons. WM 175 H23545 2004.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reducing childhood obesity: public-private partnerships to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in children: hearing before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second Session, on examining public-private partnerships to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in children, Tuesday, October 5, 2004. Washington: U.S. G.P.O.: 2005. Lockwood Library/ Government Documents Collection: US Y 4.L 11/4 108th: S.HRG. 108-843.

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Reviewed/Updated by Yunting Fu, MLS
Editor Michelle L. Zafron, MLS
Created by Pamela Rose, MLS