Researchers estimate that by 2025, around 91 million children are bound to get obese at a global level.
Obesity Increases Risk of 8 More Types of Cancer
Obesity or excess weight ups the risk of stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreatic, ovarian, brain tumor, thyroid and multiple myeloma cancer.
Obesity or excess weight ups the risk of stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreatic, ovarian, brain tumor, thyroid and multiple myeloma cancer.
‘Government should take strong measures to reduce childhood obesity and meet their agreed target of getting the levels of childhood obesity down.’
In 2025, up to 12 million children will have impaired glucose tolerance, 4 million will have type 2 diabetes, 27 million will have hypertension, and 38 million will have hepatic steatosis, or buildup of fat in the liver. "These forecasts should sound an alarm bell for health service managers and health professionals, who will have to deal with this rising tide of ill health following the obesity epidemic," said Dr. Tim Lobstein, co-author of the Pediatric Obesity study.
"In a sense, we hope these forecasts are wrong: they assume current trends continue, but we are urging governments to take strong measures to reduce childhood obesity and meet their agreed target of getting the levels of childhood obesity down to 2010 levels before we get to 2025."
Childhood Obesity, Diabetes and the Wrong Perceptions
Parents of overweight children often perceive their child as being at an appropriate weight. “Medium sized, not too skinny, not too thick” meant a healthy weight to many children!
Parents of overweight children often perceive their child as being at an appropriate weight. “Medium sized, not too skinny, not too thick” meant a healthy weight to many children!
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Junk Food Laws Help Combat Childhood Obesity
A law in the US focuses to curb junk food from school canteens to control childhood obesity. These efforts taken by the government have been praised by experts.
A law in the US focuses to curb junk food from school canteens to control childhood obesity. These efforts taken by the government have been praised by experts.
Childhood Obesity - Criteria - Causes - Complications, Treatment
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
