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Stice, E., Shaw, H., & Marti, C. N. (2006). A Meta-Analytic Review of Obesity Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents: The Skinny on Interventions that
Work. Psychological bulletin, 132(5), 667–691. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.132.5.667. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1876697/

This review looks at 64 different obesity programs and compares what went great in the programs, what didn't go so well, and the overall effectiveness of the program. From the 64 different programs, it was found that there was only 21% significant effectiveness of the programs. It also reviewed different variables in the programs, and what worked the best. For example, better effectiveness was found in programs that targeted teens and adolescents (verses targeting preadolescents). Other factors that seemed important actually sometimes didn't have play an effect, such as parental involvement. This source would be helpful for shaping the program and choosing factors that scientifically have been supported to reduce obesity (for example, targeting teens and adolescents instead of preadolescents).

Stoxen, C. (2013, October 18d). U.S. Obesity Still An Epidemic. Star Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/blogs/228347091.htm
This is a pretty recent article that discusses scientific evidence that supports that obesity is actually still on the rise in the United States. It's a brief article, but still has evidence on the obesity epidemic and how very existent it is in our society. Something starling from this article: even though more information has been released on obesity, there still hasn't been much of a change of adult obesity over the past two years . Because this is a recent article, it m...

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...ealth, 29(4), 337–342. doi:10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00204.x. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp3.lib.umn.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00204.x/pdf
This article examines the effect of the amount of physical activity when compared to weight in children. Overall, their study found that physical activity has decreased from 1985 to 2001. Children are walking less to and from school, as well as physical education has decreased. But sports participation has increased. Obesity from 1985 to 2001 has also increased from 11.7% to 28.7%. The data indicates that physical activity does play a key role in weight, and in order to decrease obesity, we need to increase the amount of physical activity. This source is good for our program because it gives background information on why physical activity is important and why we should implement it in our daily lives.

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