Childhood Obesity Facts ? Know This Before It?s to Late!

Childhood obesity is a problem that needs to be addressed. In this article I’ll list 10 important childhood obesity facts you should know. 1. About 25 million children are overweight. 2. In the US, 32% of all kids are now overweight. 3. 70% of obese adolescents are still obese when they mature. 4. The number of obese children has been growing at a high rate for the last 20 years. In the US, this number has almost tripled. 5. Obese kids have a higher risk of developing serious illnesses like hearth disease, liver disease and asthma. 6. An alarming number of children get type 2 diabetes because of their weight problems. Only 20 years ago, it was quite rare to diagnose young people with type 2 diabetes. Back then, 2 percent of newly

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