Resources
Annotated Bibliography - Teacher Resources
"American Obesity Association: Childhood Obesity." 05/02/2005. http://www.obesity1.tempdomainname.com/subs/childhood (accessed 04/18/2008). Written and statistical data regarding childhood obesity is discussed. I found this website extremely informative.
Brownell, Kelly D. and Katherine Battle Horgen. Food Fight The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis, and What We Can Do About It. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. According to the authors, a major contributor to the obesity crisis is the powerful food industry. The book scrutinizes the abundance of cheap fat and sugar foods that are marketed towards children.
"CBS News: Fast Food linked to Child Obesity." 01/05/2003. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/05/health/main591325l.shtml (accessed 06/22/2008). The amount of fast food consumed by children from a 1994 to 1996 and 1998 government survey is tracked over a specific time period.
"Center for Disease Control and Prevention." http://www.cdc.gov /(accessed 04/15/2008). An inclusive website that maintains a multitude of public health information and statistical data.
Crister, Greg. Fat Land: How American Became the Fattest People in the World. New York: Penguin Group, 2003. A critical analysis of the many social and economic factors that make Americans fat, especially lower income families is presented in the book. He documents the transformation of high fructose corn syrup, which is one of the major culprits that have attributed to obesity.
Davis, Jeanie Lerche. "Fast Food Creates Fat KidsWebMD (2004), http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20040105/fast-food-creates-fat-kids. (accessed 06/22/2008). Examines the role fast food has played on obesity.
Devi, Sharmila. "Progress on childhood obesity patchy in the USA." Lancet 371, no. 9607 (2008): 105-106. A review of the United States efforts to combat the obesity epidemic. The article mentions that if obesity continues, today's children may die earlier than their parents.
Drewnowski, Adam. "Fat and Sugar: An Economic Analysis," The American Society for Nutritional Sciences 133. 3 (2003): http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/3/838S. (accessed August 2, 2008). The author tries to explain the reasons low income people and minorities have poor diets, which leads to obesity.
"eMedicineHealth: Obesity." 12/30/2005. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/obesity/article_em.htm (accessed 03/05/2008). Articles give obesity statistics and definitions.
Epps, S. Drugs Masquerading As Foods. 1 st. ed. 1, Oak View: A-Kar Productions, 1999. It is a controversial book that provides detail information regarding the dangers of popular foods.
Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. 2 nd ed. Britain: Fontana Press, 1993. The author' research documents different ways that people learn.
Henderson, Vani R., Bridget Kelly, and "Food Advertising in the Age of Obesity: Content Analysis of Food Advertising on General Market and African American Television." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 37, no. 4 (2005): 191-196. I found this article interesting due to the findings that more food advertisements appeared during African American programs than general market programs.
"How Food Ads Might Affect Children's Taste Preferences." Child Health Alert 25, no. Sep. (2007): 2-3. "This article reference a study by T.N. Robinson published in the August 2007 issue of "Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine," which states the powerful effects brand name has on children, specifically McDonalds' packaging.
Larimore, Walter and Sherri Flynt. SuperSized Kids: How to Rescue Your Child from the Obesity Threat. New York: Time Warner Book Group, 2005. Discuss the childhood obesity crisis and provides information to help parents solve the problem.
"MayoClinic.com: Nutrition for kids: Guidelines for a healthy diet." 07/20/2007. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nutrition-for-kids/NU00606 (accessed 06/22/2008). The caloric guidelines for children ages three through eighteen is documented.
McCaffrey, Tracy A, Kirsten L. Rennie, and Julie M.W. Wallace. "Dietary Determinants of Childhood Obesity: the Role of the Family." Current Medical Literature: Clinical Nutrition 15, no. 3 (2006): 51-56. The causes of childhood obesity from parental influence through the lack of exercise. The end of the article highlights several preventive initiatives.
"MedlinePlus: Obesity." 02/21/2008. http://www.nim.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html (accessed 03/05/2008). A brief concise obesity definition and helpful nutrition links is presented.
"NBC Augusta.com: More American Kids Eating Deep-Fried Fast Foods." 08/16/2007.www.nbcaugusta.com/news/health/1874752.html (accessed 06/22/2008). References a large study conducted with 14,000 adolescents, which supports the conclusion why it is important to teach children at an early age about healthful nutrition.
"National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Diseases and Conditions Index: Overweight and Obesity." September 2007. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/diseases/obe/obe_whatare.html (accessed 03/05/2008). The website offers a wide-range of information about obesity.
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"Obesity Focused." 2003-2004.www.obesityfocused.com (accessed 06/22/2008). This site provided interesting articles on the obesity topic.
Pollan, Michael. In Defense Of Food. New York: Penguin Press, 2008. An extremely informative book that examines today's food industry and the evolution of how and what we eat. The data in this book confirmed I needed to implement an immediate change in how and what I eat. It was one of my favorite books in terms of content and style.
Pollan, Michael. Omnivore's Dilemma. New York: Penguin Press, 2006. The author explores factual data associated with food and the agriculture industry by providing readers with a first hand tour of the process.
Proctor, Dwayne C.. "The Power of Research: We Can Reverse the Childhood Obesity Epidemic." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 34, no. 4 (2008): 364-365. What are the factors that lead to obesity and what strategies can be implemented to reverse the trend?
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. It is a fascinating book that gives a comprehensive explanation about the fast food industry from a historical to the present day perspective. It was my favorite book and I found the information extremely insightful.
Spurlock, Morgan. Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America. New York: Penguin Group, 2005. It reviews America's obesity epidemic. Also, there is an examination on the impact of fast foods locally and throughout the world. A good book to include on the student reading list.
Story, Mary, and Simone French. "Food Advertising and Marketing Directed at Children and Adolescents in the US," The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2004): http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/1/1/3 (accessed June 17, 2008). An informative book about the fast food industry that includes comprehensive statistical data about advertising and marketing noted in schools, Internet, and television.
Willett, Walter C. and Patrick J. Skerrett. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy. New York: Free Press, 2001. Although a medical doctor wrote this book, he was able to simplify complex nutritional information for the layperson.
Annotated Bibliography - Student Resources
"Center for Disease Control and Prevention." http://www.cdc.gov /family/kidsites/ (accessed 04/15/2008). This website has a multitude of public health information and statistical data.
"Food and Nutrition Information Center: Food and Nutrition Fun for Children." 01/2002.http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/childlit.htm (accessed 04/15/2008). A helpful website because it included a comprehensive list of resources that primarily includes children books and websites.
"KidsHealth." 1995-2008.http://kidshealth.org (accessed 06/22/2008). According to the site, it is the largest and most-visited site on the Web providing health information for children and teens. I found this site to be kid-friendly and exceptionally useful.
Stinton, Maxine. "Fats and Sugars." 03/2001. http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/nutrition/basics_fatsugar.shtml. (accessed 08/01/2008). The article provides a concise simplistic fats and sugars definition.
Filmography
Big Mac: Inside the McDonald's Empire. Produced by CNBC Mitch Weitzner. 2007; Englewood Cliffs: CNBC. The documentary hosted by Carl Quintanilla gives a behind-the scenes footage about the McDonald's Corporation. I think students will be intrigued by the information.
Good food/bad food. video recording: obesity in American children. Produced by Allie Light, Irving Saraf, and Nancy Evans. 2005; Boston: Light-Saraf Films. It appears to be an informative video that shows problems, causes and solutions.
Super Size Me. Produced by The Con Productions. 2004; United States: Roadside Attractions, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Showtime Independent Films. Due to the film's rating, it may be necessary to obtain parental permission prior to watching the movie. I think thoughtful discussions will be generated based on Spurlock's experiences.
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