Childhood Obesity
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Dangers of Childhood Obesity
It's difficult to turn on the TV these days without seeing a report on just how unhealthy our kids are. The number of children who are dangerously overweight, practically obese, has skyrocketed in recent years. What's the Danger? An obese child has a 70% larger risk of becoming an obese adult, and closer to 80% if one parent is obese. Not to mention these horrible dangers of childhood obesity: Heart disease Type II diabetes Joint issues H Read More... -
Childhood Obesity – What Can Parents do?
As the government becomes more aware of the problem of childhood obesity, schools in the UK are now planning to weigh and measure all children at the ages of 4-5, when they start primary school and again at 10-11, when they are about to leave for secondary education. This is something which is already being carried out in the US, but how effective is it? There are arguments that children will be stigmatised and that this will increase bullying, Read More... -
Growth in Childhood Obesity
One of the more disturbing trends in today’s society is that of childhood obesity. It has become an epidemic around the United States in the last two decades. Since the 1970s, there has been an alarming growth in the statistics of children and young adults who are considered to be obese. It is estimated today that nearly fifteen percent of all children living in our society are at least overweight, if not obese. While it is easy to diagnose obesi Read More...
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