Outline On Childhood Obesity

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Topic : Obesity Intro : Childhood obesity is a serve medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It happens when a child is fairly over the normal weight for his or her age and height. One of the most disturbing developments that is rising nationwide is the amount of children that are obese and overweight. Over the last few years the number of children who are overweight or obese has increased. The ratio of children aged 6-11 in the United States who were obese amplified from 8% in 1980 to almost 17% in 2010. The fraction of teenagers’ ages 12-19 years of age who were obese elevated from 6% to 18% over these decades as well. It seems to be no cease in the continuing rise of this illness among children. In the United States,

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