Childhood Obesity
When I was a kid in the 70s, there were only a handful of obese kids in school. Some of these kids had actual medical problems that attributed to their obesity. Some seemed to have a quick weight loss when their height finally caught up to their weight.
Today, things have changed. There are three times as many obese children today then there were in the 1970s. The Institutes of Medicine found that 5% of children 6-11 and 5% of children 12-14 years old were obese. Today, 16.3% of children 6-11 are obese and 16.7% of children 12-14 years old are obese.
What are the causes of the raise in obesity? Less physical activity, fast food diets, excessive snacking and genetics are some of the top causes.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
From above we can see that,number of obese kids are increasing rapidly as compared to earler.This is a great threat to our country progress.The reason for this is less of physical work and eating more junk food
July 27th, 2008 at 4:59 amEvery parents wants there child to be fit and healthy but their are many children suffering from the problem of child hood obesity , so I wnts to suggest them that take care of the child if their obesity is more than the enough.
July 27th, 2008 at 10:34 amWhen I was a kid we walked, skated or rode our bikes all over town and stayed skinny. Today’s parents are them everywhere.Including to McDonalds.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:01 pmooops.. I mean drive them everywhere…
July 27th, 2008 at 1:02 pm