Childhood Obesity - Safe or Unsafe??
Childhood Obesity - Safe or Unsafe?? Childhood obesity is a serious medical problem. Those children who are obese, often end up developing major health problems later in life. Children that are considered to be obese are the ones who have a BMI (Body Mass Index) that is greater than 80% is considered to be obese. This means that a child who weighs more than eighty percent of their peers who are of the same height, age, and gender, is overweight The longterm effects of childhood obesity can be broken down into physical and mental effects. The longterm effects of childhood obesity can physically shorten the life expectancy of the individual and can reduce the quality of life the individual is expected to have. Mentally the obesity can cause great unhappiness in the individual's life. Symptoms Of Childhood Obesity It is important to realize that not all children who have a few extra pounds are obese. Some kids tend to have larger body frames and each child has a ...
