Childhood Obesity in America

America is fat. This is a simple fact that everyone knows. Americans 'weight has increased by an average of 24 pounds since the 1960' s ("Hurst" n. P.). There may not be as much as 24 pounds, but not only influenced adults - Americans are the main victims. The future of the United States is threatened, but nobody seems to notice. Before people can even try to solve the problem, they must first know what the child thinks is "obese." Obesity is determined by comparing the child's height and weight (also called body mass index or BMI) with the average BMI of children in the gender and age range.

Summary of the Fight against Childhood Obesity in the United States Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in the United States and many other developed countries. However, childhood obesity is increasingly seen not only in wealthy countries but also in developing countries. Diet therapy plays an important role in exacerbating the problem, but it is not the only problem not to make a healthy choice in food choices. One of the unfortunate consequences of technological innovation ... Obesity is a pandemic in the United States, which has a big influence on young people, health care systems, and economically vulnerable people. In all the high-income countries of the world, the obesity rate remains the highest in the United States. According to Harvard University, the US obesity rate has doubled since 1980, but has not changed since 2003. (Harvard Public Health College) Approximately 31.9% of children and adolescents from 2 to 19 years old, obesity or overweight (NPLAN), about 69%

Over the past three years, childhood obesity tripled. Childhood obesity is considered the number one health threat in the United States. Childhood obesity is a major problem faced by the United States. Today more than 9 million (Sericia 4 in May) American children are overweight and obese. Unfortunately, these children 's "2 million people" (Tanner 2005) are at risk of type 2 diabetes. Obesity is a burden to the US economy, and the US spends $ 147 billion annually (Holden, 2010). - What is obesity? Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually over 20% of ideal body weight, morbid obesity is over 40% of body fat. The latest obesity guidelines use an index called BMI (Body Mass Index). This is the weight of an individual multiplied by 703 and divided by twice the height (inches). A BMI of 25.9-29 is considered overweight, and a BMI of more than 30 is considered obese