We've all heard that childhood obesity is an epidemic, but what does that really mean? Here are some startling statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that illustrate just how severe the problem of childhood obesity really is:
- Roughly 1 in every 3 children and teens in the US is overweight or obese.
- Nearly 1 in 3 youth, age 2 to 19, are already obese or overweight, and of those, 70 percent will become overweight adults.
- One in 3 individuals born in the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes.
- A child with type 2 diabetes has a decrease of 19 years from their life expectancy.
- If obesity among kids continues to increase, many believe this current generation of young people will become the first in American history to live shorter lives than their parents.
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