Our son, Willie, got a homework assignment. His worksheet teaches the proper amount of calories to consume to have a normal weight. The school teaches kids they can find their familiar foods — at any local fast food joint. Surprise, surprise! Could it be that our schools are actually Suspect Number One in fostering obesity and chronic illness? Watch the video — Willie and Dr. McDougall explain. More info at www.ProcessedPeople.com

Teenagers discuss the struggles with obesity, and treatment options available.

Grants Support Community Efforts to Be Healthier Communities across the United States are receiving grants for obesity and tobacco prevention. Out of the 44 grants, 23 communities will focus on obesity prevention, 14 will focus on tobacco prevention, and 7 will focus on both obesity and tobacco prevention efforts. www.letsmove.gov http Hosted by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius We accept comments according to our comment policy: www.newmedia.hhs.gov US Department of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov

If a mother who is breastfeeding uses the South Beach diet, they must remember to consume no fewer than 1800 calories and only enter in the second or third stage. Ensure that a mother on the South Beach diet has a significant milk supply withtips from a licensed dietitian in this free video on weight loss and nutrition. Expert: Christine Marquette Bio: Christine E. Marquette is a registered and licensed dietitian with the Austin Regional Clinic in Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Todd Green

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Dr. George Scheele, the “Good Doctor,” describes how deficiencies in amino acids in the food chain give rise to overweight disorders and obesity and how Factor4 Weight Control® helps normalize body weight by combating the dietary causes of obesity. There 3 dietary causes of obesity; excess calories in a sedentary society, excess refined sugars and carbohydrates and a NEW defined cause – Protein Deficiency Syndrome. Obesity is only part of the problem. It is only part of the spectrum of metabolic diseases that are associated with the “Metabolic Syndrome.” The “Metabolic Syndrome” is harmful giving rise to chronic degenerative diseases that are associated with accelerated aging. Obesity is the most obvious sign of “Metabolic Syndrome.” Humans are naturally deficient in amino acids. There are 20 amino acids required to build proteins and humans only produce 11 of these. The other 9 must be obtained from the food chain. In fact, only bacteria and plants produce all 20 amino acids. When we eat refined sugars and carbohydrates amino acids become deficient in moving up the food chain. Amino acids become deficient in moving up the food chain (“food chain gap”). This gap in amino acids is harmful to the rebuilding process in the body. For more details on protein deficiency syndrome, watch the video to see a visual representation of protein analysis on 2D gels. Power Amino Acids in Factor4 Weight Loss Shakes close the food chain gap, correct the deficiencies in amino acids …

Trying to release body fat or gain muscle? Want a reliable way to track your progress? Then you need a Body Composition Assessment. In this video, Medical Exercise Specialist Astrid Whiting explains why Body Composition Assessments are better at measuring a person’s state of health than other common methods.

When it comes to childhood obesity, the statistics are shocking. Increasing numbers of children are becoming overweight and physically unfit, which can harm both their physical and emotional wellbeing. Learn how you can help curb this obesity epidemic as you listen to the inspirational stories of others.

Sander Gilman, Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of psychiatry at Emory University, is a cultural and literary historian. Here he explains the stigma of obesity in the US, why we inflate trends of ill health into epidemics, and why we might just want to maintain society’s vices. For more big ideas, visit bigthink.com