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Healthy Weight Kids Coalition of Southern Kentucky is a coalition of health-related professionals and organizations with the goal of preventing and treating the serious  problem of overweight in children.
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Fructose Found to be a Major Culprit in Obesity

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        New research has turned obesity science on its head! The old adage of "energy in" equals "energy out" has been disproved. Much of the obesity epidemic is actually caused by poisoning of the leptin-hypothalamic feedback system in the brain by eating a high fructose/ low fiber diet. This causes the body to store too much energy as fat, and makes it unavailable to use for activity. See the "Primer on Fructose" on this web page.

 

New Bowling Green Referral Program
        Physicians now have a new resource for treating overweight children and their families. A simple prescription is all that's needed to refer to the Healthy Kids Club at the Wellness Center in the Greenwood Mall. Kids meet on Saturday morning at 8 AM, and walk 1-2 miles in the Mall, while learning important information about nutrition and the body's metabolism. Dr Sowell and Dr Voakes will walk with the families, and teach the fundamentals of nutrition and metabolism. Kids and their families are also encouraged to continue walking during the week, and incentives are given for extra exercise logged by each child.

2010 Kids Try-Athlon Results

The Healthy Weight Kids sponsored the 2010 Kids Try-Athlon  August 21, at Preston-Miller Park. We had a great turnout. Click below for results:

                         Kids Try-Athlon          Fun Run

Best-Practice Guidelines for Physical Activity in Day Care

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently formulated guidelines for daycare centers, recommending the best practices known for optimal fitness of children who attend, in light of the current obesity epidemic. [learn more...]

 

Bulletin Board

8-21-10  Kids Try-Athlon, Preston-Miller Park. (Followed by Sprint Triathlon the next day.)

11-18-10  Healthy Weight Kids Coalition meeting, 8:30 AM at the ALIVE Center.

Our logo artists are Bowling Green students Elaina Mueller (Natcher Elementary)
 and Reed Norris (Cumberland Trace Elementary).

 

 2009 Try-Action-Thon Photos!!

OTHER NEWS                       PROJECTS

Healthy Food Choices
Be sure to check our tips for choosing the right foods for your children. See the top menu bar and click on "HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES".
   
Our Mission
We hope to greatly reduce the problem of overweight through preventive measures in the following areas:
(1) Work with schools to improve nutrition teaching and to improve the nutritional quality of foods available to children while at school. Increase the opportunities for physical activity in schools.
(2) Train physicians to identify and treat overweight in their patients. Provide resources for them to educate  their patients about prevention, and treat those who are already affected.
(3) Make the public aware of the problem of overweight so that parents can recognize it at an early stage in their own children. Make the public aware of the serious health hazards resulting from overweight, and the options available to treat overweight.
(4) Influence the local and state legislatures to bring about laws which favor the reduction of overweight in children, and promote cultural changes that allow children to maintain a healthy weight.
(5) We also hope to guide and improve existing overweight treatment facilities within the community, improve access and availability of exercise and fitness resources within the community, and to set an example for treatment facilities everywhere.

[Funded in part by a grant from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky]

Financial Contributions
 To assist with Healthy Weight Kids Coalition projects, such as the health education tool kits for teachers, contributions are needed and appreciated.  For more information contact committee chairperson, Rick Voakes at 782-7577 or by email at DrVoakes@bellsouth.net.  Contributions for Coalition projects are accepted by and made payable to the "Healthy Weight Kids Coalition" at the ALIVE Center.  Contributions are tax deductible.

Contact Information
 Please do feel free to get involved! The overweight epidemic is a world-wide problem, and will soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death in the USA. We welcome your input! Drop us an email at drvoakes@bellsouth.net.

President
    Dr Rick Voakes
     PO Box 54
     Bowling Green, KY 42102
Telephone
        270-782-7577
Fax
        270-782-7773		 Postal address
 Healthy Weight Kids Coalition of Southern Kentucky
c/o Dr Rick Voakes
1906 College Heights Blvd., #21095
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Electronic mail
    General Information: DrVoakes@bellsouth.net (Dr Rick Voakes)
    Webmaster: DrVoakes@bellsouth.net (Dr Rick Voakes)

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