Obesity is one of the most significant health problems in theUnited States today. Childhood obesity has reached epidemicproportions, accelerating rapidly over the last 10 years. Morechildren are more overweight than ever before in history.
About 14 percent of U.S. children over the age of 6 and 12 percentof adolescents are obese, more than double the rate of 30 years ago.
As childhood obesity increases, the health and well-being of obesechildren is becoming a national concern. Findings from the BogalusaHeart Study (at Tulane University) show that higher childhood bodyweight is associated with cardiovascular risk factors such asincreased blood pressure, elevated …
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