Obesity in Youth
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Obesity in youth is an ever growing problem. Over a 20 year period it has tripled. Obesity in youth refers to overweight children or teenagers. There is no easy fix for this problem. Statistics show that 1 out of every 8 kids aged between six and nineteen are obese. Although the public may not realize, overweight kids are seriously jeopardizing their health, putting them at risk for heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and even certain kinds of cancer, in fact, it is the second leading preventable death next to smoking. There are a lot of eating disorders around that may increase the person's chance for obesity, though 80% of the time the reason behind obesity is eating incorrectly or lack of exercise. How healthy are you?
Scientists use a measure called Body Mass Index, or BMI, to take height as well as weight into account. A BMI of 25 or more is considered overweight and one of 30 or more reflects obesity...