Stopping the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Young people, more than ever, are feeling the pressure to look trim and fit. But it's not just body-image issues that drive this trend. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. And obesity, the CDC says, is clearly tied to numerous health problems such as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and many others. The problem doesn't just stop with overweight children, though. Lifelong eating habits are established in childhood according to the CDC. The result is that the U.S. is in a population-wide obesity crisis. [PRWEB Aug 29, 2005] more...

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