Childhood Obesity

  • Childhood Obesity – What Can Parents do?
    As the government becomes more aware of the problem of childhood obesity, schools in the UK are now planning to weigh and measure all children at the ages of 4-5, when they start primary school and again at 10-11, when they are about to leave for secondary education. This is something which is already being carried out in the US, but how effective is it? There are arguments that children will be stigmatised and that this will increase bullying, as well as leading to an increased number of child Read More...
  • Growth in Childhood Obesity
    One of the more disturbing trends in todayÂ’s society is that of childhood obesity. It has become an epidemic around the United States in the last two decades. Since the 1970s, there has been an alarming growth in the statistics of children and young adults who are considered to be obese. It is estimated today that nearly fifteen percent of all children living in our society are at least overweight, if not obese. While it is easy to diagnose obesity, it is not a condition that is very easy to tr Read More...
  • Fun and Childhood Obesity With Solutions
    Childhood obesity has become a pandemic of our time. In the last several decades, the percentage of overweight children and adolescents has more than doubled. Children with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for gender and age are considered overweight. The number of children who meet this criteria is growing each year in the U.S. Risks of obesity are both mental and physical in nature. Besides low self esteem and social insecurity, physical problems abound, Read More...
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