Childhood obesity on the Rise

Sep 27, 2010 – Kathleen Odenthal

Childhood Obesity: a growing epidemic-a2td

Obesity in childhood and adolescent is on the ground. While the raw numbers are not yet overwhelming, percent of obese children has doubled over the past two decades.About 10% of the eight children were overweight. those of eight or more but less than 19 this number rises to 15%. Only the statistics do not give a complete picture of the problem, which is the condition.

A number of other maladies accompanied rise in obesity. has always been known as type 2 diabetes adult disease. However, with more children, obesity, this disease is now starting to appear regularly in the younger and younger children. In addition, because children are more obesity, type 2 diabetes is becoming ever more prevalent in adults, because they have developed the periodic low health and eating habits.

It is not clear whether the depression is the cause of the obesity in childhood or as a result. Despite the frequency of depression in children and adolescents is higher in among those who are overweight. It is possible that teasing and lack of acceptance by their colleagues, average weight causes a depression or a deterioration in it.Together with depression in childhood obesity has been linked to induce low self-esteem.

Any age Obesity may lead to a vicious cycle of too little exercise, creating too much weight, which in turn makes it more difficult to do enough exercise to help with weight control.Since the child does not exercise this along with depression often leads to eating more and more weight.The average child, and spent three to five p.m. parked in front of the television or video game, while the mother uses it for childhood obesity in adolescents babysitter is not likely to improve in the short term, with 75% of Americans living within two miles of a public park, external action and exercise is almost accessible to all.

Criticism is often only made the problem worse.Child Obesity, similar to overweight adult knows they have additional pounds. Constant reminding the. resettlement and to create a healthy family lifestyle are the best ways to combat the problem.

Childhood Obesity, which is not often carries over controlled in adulthood. problems such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, heart problems, and joint problems associated with the condition each year are more young people to have these offshoots of obesity which had not previously by mid to late adulthood. Tooth decay and even extra dental problems have been associated with obesity in childhood.

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