Children's Health & Fitness ? Childhood Obesity: A growing Problem

May 9th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From The Examiner??

For years we have heard the national and local news report on childhood obesity. Every newscast points us in the direction that nothing is working, that the rate of obese children is remaining steady or growing. Recent news reports are no different. The CDC reports that the average number of children aged 2-19 that are obese in the US is now at 17%. That is roughly 12.5 million children classified as obese by their BMI (Body Mass Index). That figure has almost tripled since 1980. In 1977, children aged 2-18 consumed an average of 1,842 calories per day. By 2006, that had climbed to 2,022.

A study funded by the CDC and released on Monday projected that by 2030, 42 % of American adults will be obese, compared to 34 % today and 11 % will be severely obese, compared to 6 percent today. Why is this finding so important? Those adults that will be overweight or obese in 2030 are children today. Many adults that are obese started off life as obese children. Which leads us to the question of how did they get that way?

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