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According to an article in The New York Times, the health effects of childhood obesity may lead to a reduction in lifespan of two to five years. It is the first time in two centuries that the current generation of children in America may have a shorter lifespan than their parents. [26]
Obesity affects nearly 15 million children and teenagers in the U.S., CDC data shows. Excess weight not only has physical health consequences, including Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure ...
The 2000 CDC growth charts - a revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts - are the current standard tool for health care providers and offer 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 for girls), of which BMI-for-age is commonly used for aiding in the diagnoses of childhood obesity.
The Childhood Obesity Task Force is a United States government task force charged with reducing childhood obesity in the United States. It was founded on February 9, 2010, by the Obama administration through a presidential memorandum, announcing the establishment of a Task Force on Childhood Obesity.
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".
The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidelines on childhood obesity are causing an uproar in the eating disorder community. ... environmental and personal-capital needs of the children with ...
In January, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidance on how to evaluate and address childhood obesity, sparking outrage among eating disorder specialists across the country. "I am ...
It affects children of all ages and some ethnic groups more than others, 25.8% Hispanics, 22.0% non-Hispanic blacks, 14.1% non-Hispanic white children are affected by obesity. [7] Prevalence has remained high over the past three decades across most age, sex, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, and represents a three-fold increase from one ...