Childhood Obesity Facts Which Could Save Your Child
While we all know that our nation, and many other nations around the world, are facing a new health challenge with high obesity rates, what you may not know is that one of the fastest growing segments of the population in terms of obesity is children. Here are some childhood obesity facts that can paint a clearer, and bleaker, picture. For children between the ages of 2 to 5 and from 12 to 19 the obesity rates have doubled since just a few decades ago, and for the age group of kids between 6 and 11 the rates have tripled in the same time frame! About a third of children today run the risk of becoming obese, and sixteen percent of them are already obese. That's a frightening statistic! Gender doesn't seem to make much of a difference, the rates for boys and girls are virtually the same. What does seem to make a difference are income levels. Hundreds of years ago being overweight was a sign of wealth and prestige, that is no longer the case. Though it m...