Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Prevent the Epidemic
Obesity & Early Chronic Diseases (ECD)
are Ravaging Our Children's Future
The Trends
- Childhood overweight rates have doubled
- Obesity rates in children have tripled
- Rates have accelerated over 20 years
The Results
- Type 2 (adult onset) Diabetes is our fastest growing childhood disease
- Kids have a 33% lifetime risk for diabetes -- 50% for minority children
- Over 61% of Kids have risk factors for developing Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- CVD is the 3rd leading cause of death for children under 15
- Obesity and chronic diseases claim almost as many lives as smoking and cancer combined
- All data from Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Control and Prevention (CDC)
The obesity and ECD epidemic is escalating its lethal expansion
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"We may be facing the first generation of parents who will see their children die of Chronic Diseases before they do"
-- World Health Organization, 2003
Make this the last generation of children to grow up with preventable Early Chronic Diseases (ECD) by helping Kids develop lifelong fitness and healthy eating habits.
