Does anyone know any scary statistics about childhood obesity?
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A bunch of us went out to St. Johns to visit Eric’s (and Ben’s) chicks. This was their second time outside and they were having a grand old time. Tenzing’s fluffy Brahma feets.
Question by Brandon Campbell: Does anyone know any scary statistics about childhood obesity?
I’m currently going through the research on childhood obesity statistics and if you have any good sources for information or know of any good studies I’d be very grateful. Thanks!
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Well, one thing that is linked directly to diabetes is that type 2 diabetes used to be almost exclusively an adults disease because obese people were the ones who usually developed it and children were rarely overweight. Nowadays higher obesity rates among children have changed it and now because of obesity, a lot more people develop type 2 diabetes in their childhood.
Miks
December 8, 2012 at 10:55 pm
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The prevalence has increased at an alarming rate. Globally, in 2010 the number of overweight children under the age of five, is over 42 million. Close to 35 million of these are living in developing countries.
Overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop noncommunicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age. Overweight and obesity, as well as their related diseases, are largely preventable. Prevention of childhood obesity therefore needs high priority.
a study from the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, revealed that:
•three quarters of parents failed to recognise their child was overweight.
•33 percent of mums and 57 percent of dads considered their child’s weight to be ‘about right’ when, in fact, they were obese.
•one in ten parents expressed some concern about their child being underweight when they were actually a normal, healthy weight.
A survey by Mother & Baby magazine in 2004 revealed that nine out of 10 toddlers eat junk food, with chocolate, biscuits, crisps, fish fingers, chips, cake and chicken nuggets appearing in their top 10 favourite foods.
Muna-Sports Addict
December 8, 2012 at 11:13 pm