Nearly one in three children is either overweight or obese? And the rates are even higher in African American & Hispanic communities.
If we don't solve this problem, one third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma.
Thirty years ago, kids ate just one snack a day, whereas now they are trending toward three snacks, resulting in an additional 200 calories a day.We are now eating 31 percent more calories than we were forty years ago.
Eight to 18-year old adolescents spend an average of 7.5 hours a day using entertainment media, including, TV, computers, video games, cell phones and movies, and only one-third of high school students get the recommended levels of physical activity.-Peace. Health. RoxyB!!
**all info taken from letsmove.gov
