...a lot of media attention recently with statistics showing that the problem is increasing at an alarming
rate. Historically obesity has been exclusively seen as a problem of adults, becoming more prevalent with advancing age, however with
. . .
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the past three decades the childhood
obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled
for children aged 6-11 years . . .
... 1970s to the current time. Consumption of food rich in calories and fats are the main culprits
for this increasing trend in the childhoodobesity....
... can have a really direct effect on how children perceive dietary
habits, and even worse, on what they consume on a daily basis. In this context, there is a direct correlation between soft drinks
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