The facts about obesity in American children 10 Articles

by Kimberly Dawn Wells

Most Americans and parents will agree that child obesity rates are on the rise, but does anyone really understand the facts behind this new national epidemic? FACT: pediatric obesity rates have tripled. While adults ob...read more

by Ethel Smith

Many western countries have experienced significant increases in childhood obesity, in recent years. America, much like, England saw this trend begin in the 1950's after World War Two. A generation who had to do without, w...read more

by Deirdre Field

The facts about obesity in American children. Childhood obesity is another scourge, hitting and rising rapidly in most industrialized nations. Childhood obesity in the last twenty years alone has doubled for children in...read more

by Mark Scott Stewart

We used to hear, "Mom, can I go roller skating?" "Has anyone seen my jump rope?" and "Dad, can I ride my bike?" Now, we hear, "Mom, can I play some video games?" "Has anyone seen my game boy?" "Dad, can I play on the...read more

by Michael Adams

Take a look at these statistics of childhood obesity. Roughly 15.3% of children (aged 6-11) suffer from childhood obesity as do about 15.5% of adolescents. The rise in these percentages has been drastic over the past tw...read more

by Jacqueline O'Donnell

Childhood obesity is not a new problem nor is it restricted to the USA. Over the past few decades, weight problems in children have been increasing rapidly, reaching what many people consider a crisis point in the last fe...read more

by CD Gozzi

The issue of obesity in children has increased significantly in the last thirty years. Obesity is present when total body weight is more than 25 percent fat in boys and more than 32 percent fat in girls. Today between 16-3...read more

by Dominque Storm

Lets face facts, it's a Nintendo, cell phone and computer generation. Our children of today do not ride bikes, play in the park or enjoy all the activities that children used to enjoy. When is the last time you saw the nei...read more

by Starri Knight

Childhood obesity is a matter of critical concern globally, and is most prevalent in Western societies. So serious is the trend, and the health consequences so severe, that the United Nations projects that our generation w...read more

by Axel Montgomery

Lets face it America is now the world's fattest nation and getting fatter by the second most that account for this is children and teenagers. Why because all advertisements focus on them by putting sweets on T.V and tellin...read more