It's great that he's going for the last piece of pasta. Or is it? iStockphoto hide caption
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The CDC would be happy with these guys, who were playing in Birmingham, Ala., in July 2013. Teenage boys say basketball is their favorite activity. Mark Almond/AL.COM /Landov hide caption
Playing outside can help kids — and their parents — maintain a healthy weight. iStockphoto hide caption
Adults tend to overestimate how much small children can eat, a child development researcher says. Getty Images/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Students at Lowell High School in Michigan sit down for lunch. Shorter lunch breaks mean that many kids don't get enough time to eat and socialize. Emily Zoladz/Landov hide caption
Just knowing that someone is obese doesn't mean they would benefit from bariatric surgery, doctors say. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Teenagers put in more than two hours a day of TV time on average, still more than what pediatricians say is healthy. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Small declines in obesity among young kids could help stem bigger problems in the future. Ocean/Corbis hide caption
Your Child's Fat, Mine's Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic
Napping in class may be common, but it's also a sign that kids need more sleep. iStockphoto.com hide caption
A poll needs to ask about randomly selected children in households across the country to bring context to what's happening with kids like 7-year-old Henry Condes in Los Angeles. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
A new poll explores what happens in American households during the hours between school and bedtime. Image courtesy of The Bishop family (left), The Benavides family (top right), NPR (center) and The Jacobs family (bottom right) hide caption
Kathy Del Tonto (far right) participates in a class that teaches school cafeteria workers how to prepare meals from scratch. LiveWell Colorado hide caption
An overweight child reads her part during a skit that was in a 2010 program promoting healthy lifestyles sponsored by Children's Hospital near Denver. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
When they eat out at a restaurant, kids consume more calories than they do at home. Here, members of the Long Island Gulls hockey team enjoy a lunch at TGI Friday's back in 2007 in Marlborough, Mass. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption