weight gain has become more common and has emerged as a major health issue. People growing concern of obesity is seen in the billions of dollars that are spent each year on we...
: The Epidemic
Our nation is in a crisis when it comes to our children and the future of our children. Nearly one-third of our nation's children are obese....
: A Growing Problem in Mississippi
The state of Mississippi has a problem, and that problem is childhood obesity. “In 2001, the states with the top five...
Abstract. Childhood obesity has become one of the most common health problems facing children in America. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv...
Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda...
The Increasing Battle against Obesity
Obesity is a disease that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population, or approximately 60 million Americans. The number...
Over one-half of all Americans are overweight or obese. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases. Women ge...
America - Land of the Free, home of the obese? As our country wages war against terrorism overseas, another domestic battle is taking place: the battle against fat. At the tu...
Growing Childhood Obesity Epidemic
In 1999, in the United States, thirteen percent of children ages 6 to 11 and fourteen percent of adolescents ages 12 to 19 were overweigh...
What is Obesity?
We all have and need fat tissue in our bodies. When there is too much body fat, the result is obesity. Obesity is not a sign of a person being out of cont...
