Archive for the ‘Childhood Obesity’ Category
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Obesity Statistics in Children
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
We all know about obesity, we all know how dangerous it can be for one’s health, we all know that the diseases related to it like heart diseases, breast cancer, diabetes, blood pressure, etc., are all chronic! We also know that getting rid of obesity is a must for a longer and healthy living. Then [...]
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Psychological Effects of Childhood Obesity
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Being overweight at such a young age isn’t something children can deal with so early on in their life. Even grown ups face troubles of being ridiculed in public or being the center of fat jokes. Kids face a hard time in school dealing with those who take pleasure in watching fat kids break down [...]
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Obesity Epidemic in Children
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
As is evident from the topic of this subject, obesity is not just a term given to one overweight person, it has now become a full-fledged condition common in most children, which is why it has been called an epidemic. What are we doing wrong? How has the epidemic begun? Is there an end to [...]
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Child Obesity
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Child obesity can easily lead to adult obesity and last a lifetime! Studies have shown that men and women who were obese as children suffer an increase in sickness and premature death as adults. Increases are particularly noted in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, diabetes, fatty liver, and kidney disease. A larger than [...]