In Part 1 (click HERE if you missed it) in our post on obesity, we discussed some of the causes of childhood obesity and in Part 2 (click HERE if you missed it) we discussed some of the problems that arise from a lifetime of obesity and today we’ll discuss some of the things the US government has done to help right the ship. First ladies often have side projects they are passionate about. Remember Nancy Reagan’s Just Say No campaign against drugs or Barbara Bush’s passion for

In our last blog post (click HERE if you missed it) we discussed some of the causes of childhood obesity. Today we’ll discuss some of the long term problems with obesity, in particular, chronic disease. About 70% of deaths in America are due to PREVENTABLE chronic disease (1). If kids keep on the weight into adulthood there are a plethora of health problems that can occur. Obesity and being overweight are the second leading preventable cause of death in the United States, cau

32%, 1 out of every 3, this is the percent of young people (ages 2-19) who are considered overweight or obese (1). This number is nowhere near the adults 70.2% (2), but if not acted upon soon, will begin to approach rapidly. Many reasons why young people are so overweight is because no one tries to prevent unhealthy habits from forming, like eating bad food or not exercising regularly. This 3-part blog posts will discuss how obesity became such an epidemic in young people, th