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Sue Scheff: Unpopular Girls Gain Weight?

By Connect with Kids 
“There was nothing I could do about it and … as a result, when you feel that left out, you find comfort in other things. And I think one of the things I found comfort in is food.”
– Sarah, 14

Are girls bullied because they are overweight, or do they gain weight because [...]

(Sue Scheff) Teen Obesity: Small Changes Prevent Obesity by Connect with Kids

“As long as we concentrate on exercise, eating right, cutting out the sugar, I think we’ll be okay.”
– Tina Scott-Morgan, mother

For kids and adults, losing weight seems like an endless and insurmountable task: flavorless diet foods, gym memberships, hours of sweating and pain. But a new pediatric study reports that it really doesn’t have to [...]