Childhood Obesity Will Lead to Earlier Deaths
December 10, 2007 9:36 am News ItemsAs reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, a new study suggests that the current generation of children will have a shorten life span than their parents. The reason? Higher rates of obesity.
Worldwide, children are becoming overweight at progressively younger ages. In the United States, an estimated 19% of children 6 to 11 years of age are classified as overweight, with a body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) greater than the 95th percentile for their age and sex according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts. Thus, many children are at risk for weight-related orthopedic problems, social stigmatization, and endocrine abnormalities. The epidemic of childhood obesity is of great concern because, in addition to these concurrent effects of obesity, it is likely that excess weight in childhood will adversely affect health in adulthood.
Read more details by visiting the New England Journal of Medicine website.
Stacey :
Date: December 12, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
SO SO SO true!! I know what it is like to be super busy with life but I also know I want a better life for my children. They deserve to eat and be healthy.
I just found your post to me from back in Oct. I wrote about Grandpas Boof scaring off snakes. Thanks for the reply back then!!
Stacey
Kris :
Date: December 31, 2007 @ 8:50 pm
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