Is childhood obesity getting worse?!


Question: when i was in elementary school there was maybe 3 or 4 "fat" kids in each class of about 15 or 20. I am now 18 and have noticed that it has increased so much! Now is seems half the class is overweight! Everwhere you go it seems there are overweight kids! Has it really changed that much since i was a kid or is it just my imagination?

ps, i mean NO offence by this question


Answers: when i was in elementary school there was maybe 3 or 4 "fat" kids in each class of about 15 or 20. I am now 18 and have noticed that it has increased so much! Now is seems half the class is overweight! Everwhere you go it seems there are overweight kids! Has it really changed that much since i was a kid or is it just my imagination?

ps, i mean NO offence by this question

Yes it is, child obesity is no longer just a USA problem, but it is now a North American problem. Children are now developing typical 'adult' diseases at a younger age, like Diabetes (Type 2) and even mild forms of Heart Disease.

What can we do about it? Educate the kids of today on how proper eating and exercise is so important.

yeah its getting worse. i think its gone from 20% in the 90's (in children) to 55% now

Probably people are becoming more lazy. No other cause I think.

yeah it has getting worse. but you can't blame them for their diets. blame mcdonalds. i mean no offense to mcdonald customers but i think their fatty food made things worse.





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