Institute of, MedicineIn response to a request from Congress for a prevention-oriented action plan to tackle the alarming rise in childhood obesity, the IOM Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth has developed a comprehensive national strategy that recommends specific actions for families, schools, industry, communities, and government. The committee's findings and recommendations are described in the report Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance.Prenatal & Pediatric HealthObesityoutreachinterventionsserviceResearchchildhood obesitydietary factorssocial factorsenvironmental factorshealthy weightparentsschoolsmediaBook