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Children today are at risk of being the
first in history to live shorter, sicker lives
than previous generations.
“Unfortunately, we are still at
the tip of the iceberg,” says Dr.
Carry C. Deeb, past president of
the American Diabetes Association.
“A generation ago we didn’t see
this disease in children, and
reports have gone from non-
existent to 10 percent of patients
to one-third of patients.”
One of the main culprits in the
exploding prevalence of the
disease has been kids’ expanding
waistlines. “Childhood obesity is
an epidemic,” says Dr. Sandeep
Gupta, director of the Pediatric
Overweight Education and
Research Program at Riley
Hospital for Children in
Indianapolis. “The current
generation of children is at risk
H EALTH b
e
t t C
for living sicker and dying younger
than previous generations.”
Obesity isn’t just a harsh-
sounding term for being a little
chubby. It’s the line health
professionals draw that indicates
an increased possibility of a
whole host of health problems.
Body fatness is measured through
the body mass index (BMI),
which is a comparison of a child’s
weight and height (you can find
a BMI calculator at the CDC’s
website,
cdc.gov).
Knowing whether your child is
overweight or obese is the first
step to lowering risk of the
disease, says Dr. William H. Dietz,
a pediatrician and Director of the
CDC’s Division of Nutrition,
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2009
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSH
IP, MANAGEMENT, AND C
IRCULATION
(Requester Publications Only)
1
. Publication
T
itle:
Better Homes and Gardens®
.
2
. Publication
Number:
481
-
930
.
3
. Filing
Date:
10
/
01
/
2009
.
4
. Issue
Frequency: Month
ly.
5
.
Number of Issues Published
Annually:
12
.
6
. Annual Subscription
Price:
$
22
.
00
.
7
. Complete
Mailing
Address of Known
Office
of Publication
:
1716
Locust Street, Des Mo
ines, Po
lk
Co., IA
50309
-
3023
.
8
. Complete
Mailing
Address of H
eadquarters or General Business Office
of Pub
lisher:
1716
Locust Street, Des Mo
ines, IA
50309
-
3023
.
9
. Fu
ll Names and
Complete
Mailing
Addresses of Pub
lisher, Ed
itor, and
Manag
ing
Ed
itor:
Pub
lisher: James T
. Carr,
125
Park
Ave., New
York, NY
10017
-
5529
; Ed
itor:
Gayle
Butler, Mered
ith
Corporation,
1716
Locust Street, Des Mo
ines, IA
50309
-
3023
; Manag
ing
Ed
itor: Lamont O
lson, Mered
ith
Corporation,
1716
Locust Street, Des Mo
ines, IA
50309
-
3023
.
10
. Owner: Mered
ith
Corporation,
1716
Locust Street, Des Mo
ines, IA
50309
-
3023
. The names
and
addresses of all stockholders own
ing
or ho
ld
ing
1
percent or more
of the
total amount of stock: Banc of America Securities LLC,
100
W
33
rd
Street,
3
rd
Floor, New
York, NY
10001
; Bank
of New
York
(The), One
Wall Street,
6
th
Floor, New
York, NY
10286
; Brown
Brothers arriman
&
Co
.,
525
Wash
ington
B
lvd
, New
Port Towers, Jersey C
ity, NJ
07302
;
Charles Schwab
&
Co
., Inc., Attn
Proxy
Department,
211
Main
Street, San
Francisco, CA
94105
; First Clearing
, LLC,
10700
Wheat First Drive, WS
1023
, G
len
A
llen
, VA
23060
; Goldman, Sachs &
Co
.,
30
H
udson
Street,
Proxy
Department, Jersey C
ity, NJ
07302
; JPMorgan
Chase
Bank/IA
,
Parad
igm
, B
W
ing, Floor
6
, M
ind
Space, Malad
(W
), Mumbai
400
064
,
Ind
ia; JP Morgan
Chase
Bank, National Association, Parad
igm
, B
W
ing
,
Floor
6
, M
ind
Space, Malad
(W
), Mumbai
400
064
, Ind
ia; Mellon
Trust of
New
England
, National,
525
W
illiam
Penn
P
lace, Suite
3418
, P
ittsburgh
PA
15259
; Northern
Trust Company (The),
801
S
Canal Street, Attn
: Cap
ital
Structures-C
1
N
, Chicago
IL
60607
; PNC
Bank, National Association,
8800
Tinicum
B
lvdt, MS
F
6
-F
266
-
02
-
2
, Ph
iladelph
ia
PA
19153
; State
Street
Bank
and
Trust Company, Attn
: Pau
l Desharnais,
1776
H
eritage
Dr., North
Quincy, MA
02171
; UMB
Bank, National Association, Attn
: Jan
Guzman,
928
Grand
B
lvd
, Kansas C
ity, MO
64106
; U
.S
. Bank, N
.A
., Attn: Securities
Control,
1555
N
. R
ivercenter Dr., Ste
302
, M
ilwaukee, W
I
53212
. Through
some
of the
nom
inees listed
above, the
E
. T
. Mered
ith
and
Bohen
fam
ilies
and
fam
ily
foundations own
, d
irectly
or beneficially, approximately
20
% of
the
issued
and
outstanding
stock
of the
corporation. Each
nom
inee
listed
above
holds stock
for one
or more
stockholders.
11
. Known
Bondholders,
Mortgagees, and
Other Security
H
olders Owning
or H
o
ld
ing
1
Percent or
More
of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None.
12
. Tax
Status (For completion
by
nonprofit organ
izations authorized
to
ma
il at nonprofit rates) (Check one): The purpose, function, and
nonprofit status of this organ
ization
and
the
exempt status for federal
income
tax
purposes: H
as Not Changed
During
Preced
ing
12
Months
_H
as Changed
During
Preced
ing
12
Months (Publisher must subm
it
exp
lanation
of change
w
ith
th
is statement) Not app
licab
le.
13
. Publication
T
itle:
Better Homes and Gardes®
14
. Issue
Date
for C
irculation
Data
Below
: October
2009
15
. Extent and
Nature
of C
irculation
Average
No
. Copies Each
Issue
During
Preced
ing
12
Months:
a. Total Number of Copies (Net Press Run):
8
,
083,588
b. Leg
itimate
Paid
and/or Requested
D
istribution
(By
Ma
il and
Outside
the
Mail):
(
1
) Outside
County
Paid/Requested
Ma
il Subscriptions Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
. (Include
d
irect written
request from
recip
ient,
telemarketing
and
Internet requests from
recip
ient, pa
id
subscriptions includ
ing
nom
inal rate
subscriptions, emp
loyer
requests, advertiser’s proof cop
ies, and
exchange
cop
ies):
6
,896
,177
(
2
) In-County Paid/Requested
Mail Subscriptions Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
. (Include
direct written
request from
recip
ient,
telemarketing
and
Internet requests from
recip
ient, paid
subscriptions including
nom
inal rate
subscriptions, employer
requests, advertiser’s proof copies, and
exchange
cop
ies):
0
(
3
) Sales Through
Dealers and
Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter
Sales, and
Other Pa
id
or Requested
D
istribution
Outside
USPS®
:
230,203
(
4
) Requested
Copies D
istributed
by
Other Mail Classes Through
the
USPS
(e
.g
. First-Class Ma
il®):
0
c. Total Paid
and/or Requested
C
irculation
(Sum
of
15
b
(
1
), (
2
), (
3
),
and
(
4
)):
7
,
126,380
d. Nonrequested
D
istribution
(By
Mail and
Outside
the
Mail):
(
1
) Outside
County Nonrequested
Copies Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
(include
Sample
copies, Requests Over
3
years o
ld
,
Requests induced
by
a
Prem
ium
, Bu
lk
Sales and
Requests
includ
ing
Association
Requests, Names obtained
from
Business D
irectories, Lists, and
other sources):
581,994
(
2
) In-County Nonrequested
Copies Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
(include
Sample
cop
ies, Requests Over
3
years o
ld
, Requests
induced
by
a
Prem
ium
, Bu
lk
Sales and
Requests includ
ing
Association
Requests, Names obtained
from
Business
D
irectories, Lists, and
other sources):
0
(
3
) Nonrequested
Copies D
istributed
Through
the
USPS
by
Other Classes of Ma
il (e
.g
. First-Class Mail, Nonrequestor
Copies mailed
in
excess of
10
% Lim
it mailed
at Standard
Mail®
or Package
Services Rates):
0
(
4
) Nonrequested
Copies D
istributed
Outside
the
Mail (Include
P
ickup
Stands, Trade
Shows, Showrooms and
Other Sources):
6,082
e. Total Nonrequested
D
istribution
(Sum
of
15
d
(
1
), (
2
), and
(
3
)):
588,076
f. Total D
istribution
(Sum
of
15
c and
e):
7
,
714,456
g. Copies not D
istributed
(See
Instructions to
Pub
lishers
#4
(page
#
3
)):
369,132
h. Total (Sum
of
15
F
and
g):
8
,
083,588
i. Percent Paid
and/or Requested
C
ircu
lation
(
15
c d
ivided
by
f times
100
):
92.38%
No
. Copies of Single
Issue
Published
Nearest to
Filing
Date
:
a. Total Number of Copies (Net Press Run):
8
,
027,000
b. Leg
itimate
Paid
and/or Requested
D
istribution
(By
Mail and
Outside
the
Mail):
(
1
) Outside
County Paid/Requested
Mail Subscriptions Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
. (Include
direct written
request from
recip
ient,
telemarketing
and
Internet requests from
recip
ient, paid
subscriptions including
nom
inal rate
subscriptions, employer
requests, advertiser’s proof copies, and
exchange
cop
ies):
6
,947,575
(
2
) In-County Paid/Requested
Ma
il Subscriptions Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
. (Include
direct written
request from
recip
ient,
telemarketing
and
Internet requests from
recip
ient, paid
subscriptions includ
ing
nom
inal rate
subscriptions, employer
requests, advertiser’s proof copies, and
exchange
cop
ies):
0
(
3
) Sales Through
Dealers and
Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter
Sales, and
Other Paid
or Requested
D
istribution
Outside
USPS®
:
289,400
(
4
) Requested
Copies D
istributed
by
Other Mail Classes Through
the
USPS
(e
.g
. First-Class Ma
il®):
0
c. Total Pa
id
and/or Requested
C
ircu
lation
(Sum
of
15
b
(
1
), (
2
), (
3
), and
(
4
)):
7,236,975
d. Nonrequested
D
istribution
(By
Mail and
Outside
the
Mail):
(
1
) Outside
County Nonrequested
Copies Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
(include
Sample
copies, Requests Over
3
years o
ld
,
Requests induced
by
a
Prem
ium
, Bu
lk
Sales and
Requests
includ
ing
Association
Requests, Names obtained
from
Business D
irectories, Lists, and
other sources):
468,525
(
2
) In-County Nonrequested
Copies Stated
on
PS
Form
3541
(include
Sample
copies, Requests Over
3
years o
ld
, Requests
induced
by
a
Prem
ium
, Bu
lk
Sales and
Requests includ
ing
Association
Requests, Names obtained
from
Business
D
irectories, Lists, and
other sources):
0
(
3
) Nonrequested
Copies D
istributed
Through
the
USPS
by
Other Classes of Mail (e
.g
. First-Class Mail, Nonrequestor
Copies mailed
in
excess of
10
% Lim
it mailed
at Standard
Mail®
or Package
Services Rates):
0
(
4
) Nonrequested
Copies D
istributed
Outside
the
Ma
il (Include
P
ickup
Stands, Trade
Shows, Showrooms and
Other Sources):
5,200
e. Total Nonrequested
D
istribution
(Sum
of
15
d
(
1
), (
2
), and
(
3
)):
473,725
f. Total D
istribution
(Sum
of
15
c and
e):
7
,
710,700
g. Cop
ies not D
istributed
(See
Instructions to
Pub
lishers
#4
(page
#
3
)):
316,300
h. Total (Sum
of
15
f and
g):
8
,
027,000
i. Percent Pa
id
and/or Requested
C
ircu
lation
(
15
c d
ivided
by
f times
100
):
93.86%
16
. Pub
lication
of Statement of Ownersh
ip
for a
Requester Pub
lication
is
requ
ired
and
w
ill be
printed
in
the
November
2009
issue
of th
is
pub
lication
.
17
. Signature
and
Title
of Ed
itor, Pub
lisher, Business Manager, or
Owner: James T
. Carr, VP/Group
Pub
lisher. Date:
08
/
1
^
09
. I
certify
that a
l information
furn
ished
on
this form
is true
and
comp
lete.
I
understand
that anyone
who
furn
ishes false
or m
islead
ing
information
on
this form
or who
om
its material or information
requested
on
the
form
may
be
subject to
crim
inal sanctions
(includ
ing
fines and
imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (includ
ing
civil penalties).
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2009 247
