Childhood obesity rates expected to grow 10-fold by 2020
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times Just a few decades ago, obese children and adolescents were practically unheard of. Adult obesity rates have also grown spectacularly, with more than 300 million cases of clinically obese people in the world. A new study reveals an alarming revelation, however, that children have experienced a 10-fold increase in obesity over the last four decades, with millions expected to struggle with this health issue by the year 2020. Obesity is no laughing matter. Obese children are 50-70 percent more likely to suffer from serious conditions like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and other health complications as adults. When a child becomes obese, it is practically a death-sentence. At the very...
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