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Childhood Obesity

October 23, 2014

October 24, 2014: America's obesity epidemic provides staggering statistics, most alarming are those affecting children.

In the United States, 68% of adults are estimated to be overweight, with 36% falling in the obesity category. Roughly 16% of children age 6-19 are estimated to be obese, and so are at least 10% of children age 2-5. Approximately 325,000 deaths in the U.S. each year are attributed to obesity, which can contribute to an array of other health problems from cardiovascular di