Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Kids Menu is a 2016 American documentary film that discusses the growing problem of childhood obesity. [1] It is produced by Australian filmmaker Joe Cross , who co-created Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and directed by Kurt Engfehr.
The campaign aimed to reduce childhood obesity and encourage a healthy lifestyle in children. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Let's Move! initiative had an initially stated goal of "solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight".
Due to the rising prevalence of obesity in children and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. [1] The term overweight rather than obese is often used when discussing childhood obesity, as it is less stigmatizing, although the term overweight can also refer to a different BMI category. [2]
And yet, despite weight being the number one reason children are bullied at school, America’s institutions of public health continue to pursue policies perfectly designed to inflame the cruelty. TV and billboard campaigns still use slogans like “Too much screen time, too much kid” and “Being fat takes the fun out of being a kid.” Cat ...
This piggybacks data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that roughly 14.7 million U.S. children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 are impacted by childhood obesity ...
Childhood obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 96th percentile for children of the same age and sex. It can cause a variety of health problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, breathing problems, sleeping problems, and joint problems later in life. [ 1 ]
Many studies have been conducted indicating an early exposure to food advertising to 2–13-year-old children has a link to the increasing number of childhood obesity cases globally. [37] The large exposure to commercial food has been linked to problems for children worldwide, among these problems the issue of child obesity. [ 38 ]
A systematic review on the incidence of childhood obesity, found that childhood obesity in the U.S. declines with age. [14] The age-and-sex related incidence of obesity was found to be "4.0% for infants 0–1.9 years, 4.0% for preschool-aged children 2.0–4.9 years, 3.2% for school-aged children 5.0–12.9 years, and 1.8% for adolescents 13.0 ...