Childhood Obesity

December 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm Leave a comment

More than the problem of obesity in general, is the problem of childhood obesity! It’s such a big problem because the earlier it affects people, the more harmful the effects will be. Also, people develop habits when they’re young, so if they’re obese in their childhood, it will be harder to become healthy. The video clip below accurately explains the huge problem that childhood obesity is.

A few pictures that show how sad this problem is are the ones below:

The percentage of children and adolescents that are considered overweight has more than doubled since the 1970s. And an estimated 70% of diabetes risk in the U.S. can be attributed to excess weight. If you have Diabetes, the American Diabetes Assocation is a great website to visit for information on how to control your diabetes and different things you can do to live a full life.

Another place to go to get basic information on diabetes is http://www.informationaboutdiabetes.com/