5 Factors of the Modern World that Lead to Child Obesity

According to a showing on CBS News in January 2010, 2/3 of Americans are overweight, but even more alarming is the fact that childhood obesity has tripled over the last three decades. So, is child obesity a problem? That question hardly needs asking, but what concerned parents want to know is why--after all, it takes understanding a problem before you can get around to finding a solution. And if you look at the lives of children in the modern era as compared to the kind of childhood most of us lived, it's really not that hard to see.Let's look at 5 major factors of the modern world that are leading to this increase in child obesity.1. High-tech EntertainmentOne major contributor is not so much sedentary living but the fact

Read more ...