Childhood+Obesity

- Bad nutrition habits in adulthood are often formed during youth, and overweight adolescents have up to an 80% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults. - The physical consequences of overweight and obesity are often obvious, however there are other consequences that may not be as easy to identify: hypertension, dyslipidemia, type II diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, and some cancers. - Parents may exacerbate the problem by encouraging or even forcing their children to eat all of their food can clean off their plates, which can add to the childhood obesity. - Health care professionals, state legislatures, and even the U.S. Congress are beginning to address the problem.

Websites that may help: http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Childhood_Obesity_2/

http://www.childrenshospital.org/views/april06/childhood_obesity.html