Some Facts
Without reducing consumption, more than one in five children will be obese by 2020.
"16% of American youth 6-19 are now overweight and 34% are at risk for becoming overweight."
Centers for Disease Control, August 2007
"The prevalence of overweight adolescents 12-19 has nearly tripled in the past two decades."
U.S. Surgeon General, December 2002
The health consequences of the obesity epidemic among kids demand immediate action. Children's food choices are heavily dependent on adults, and childhood obesity predicts a lifetime of struggles with weight and disease. It's time for an all-out national campaign to change this disturbing picture.
American youngsters have a long way to go to reach new goals for a lower childhood obesity rate, new study shows.
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