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Children and Obesity Risks
Overweight children are prone to becoming and remaining overweight adults. According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, in the past 30 years. It’s reported that the percentage of children and young adults, aged 2 -19, in the US who were obese, increased from 13.9% in 2000, to 16.9% in 2010, to 18.5% in 2015. This alarming statistic, which continues to grow, places our youth at risk for “adult” diseases, such as cardiovascular complications and type 2 diabetes. Read more.
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Obesity: No longer solely an adult issue
The health risks of being overweight and obese are alarming. The heavier we are, the higher our chance for developing diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancers such as colon, kidney and breast. Today, the increased incidence of obesity and its manifestations include our children and adolescents; not just adults. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2.8 million people die each year due to repercussions of being overweight or obese. Pharmaceutical companies continue their quest to develop the latest and greatest drugs for all of these “ailments.” Will we ever, as a nation, even entertain that diet and exercise are the key links that would actually impact and,…
