Childhood Obesity Issues Presentation
Obesity Epidemic - Eight Facts You Should Know for Your Child!
- The average 10 year-old girl weighed 77 and boy 74 pounds in 1963. Today 88 and 85 pounds respectively.
- A 2006 study tracing 2000 low-income children in 20 cities found that a third were over weight or obese before age 4.
- Obesity significantly triggers more health related problems than smoking and drinking combined says a UCLA/Rand study.
- Only 2 percent of U.S. children a healthy diet as defined by the Department of Agriculture.
- Soft-and-sport drink consumption has increased by 300 percent in 20 years and is the leading source of unhealthy sugar and sodium intake for children and teens.
- 25 percent of all vegetables eaten in the U.S. are french fries or chips.
- Americans consume 20 percent more calories than a generation ago from fats, oils, and sugars.
- Recent 10 year Harvard study concluded that children and teens consumed 110-165 more calories per day than they used, adding up to 58 pounds of extra weight.
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