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... And it is becoming a serious health problem among adolescents, with over 23% of children considered obese. ... The surgeon general has stated that in 2003, 13% of children aged 6-11 and 14% of adolescents aged 12-19 in Australia were overweight. These figures have nearly tripled for adolescents in the past 2 decades. ... The president’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports points out that 43% of adolescents watch more than 2 hours of television each day. Not only do these hours prevent adolescents from participating in physical activity, but they also provoke sitting around and devouring that which comes across them. ... Adolescents grow up watching their parents spending hours in front of the television on a daily basis and develop the perspective of this being the normal lifestyle.
Approximate Word count = 643 Approximate Pages = 2.6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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