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In the United States, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years! That statistic is nothing but appalling. The children of today are those who are going to shape the future. If they are unhealthy, obese, and have multiple health problems, how are we going to be able to rely on this children in the future when their own future is potentially uncertain due to their health?

Below are some facts about childhood obesity that are definitely worth giving a second thought:

• The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in 2008. Similarly, the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period.

• In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.

• Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a particular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or a combination of these factors. Obesity is defined as having excess body fat.

• Overweight and obesity are the result of “caloric imbalance”—too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed—and are affected by various genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.  

Well, that is it for my introductory blog! I hope that you keep coming back to find more statistics, information, and ways to decrease and  (hopefully) end childhood obesity!!

                                                                                                                                                     







**Source: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm