Childhood abdominal obesity rates are leveling off after significantly increasing for years, a new study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers shows. This is good news, yes, because at least kids aren’t getting fatter. But don’t let those headlines fool you into thinking obesity has become less of a problem. The childhood obesity epidemic is still severe: 17 percent of children and teens in the United States are obese and 32 percent are overweight.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:57:09 +0000