American Heart Association – Staff Writer
“Balance is key in helping your child maintain a healthy weight. Balance the calories your child eats and drinks with the calories used through physical activity and normal growth. Overweight and obese children and teens should reduce the rate of weight gain while allowing normal growth and development. Don’t put your child on a weight-reduction diet without talking to your health care provider…recommendations that focus on small but permanent changes in eating may work better than a series of short-term changes that can’t be sustained.” (more)