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From 1980-1990, the number of obese children & adolescents almost doubled (Golan & Weizman, 2001)
1/5 children in the U.S. are considered overweight
Poor White adolescents were ~2.6 times as likely to be overweight as those
in middle or high-income families
(Family Economics & Nutrition Review, 1998)
Overweight and obesity rates among children & adolescents were
highest for Mexican American males aged 6-11 yrs, African American females
aged 6-19 yrs, & adolescents aged 12-19 yrs from low-income families
(Family Economics & Nutrition Review, 1998)
There are ~ 4.7 milllion (11%) of overweight youths in the U.S.A. (CNN, 2001)
It is said that 30% of school children are overweight and obese. One cause of this in Chilean
children is the amount of time spent at home watching television (CNN, 2001).
Childhood obesity rates have increased over 10 years in England, and over 18 years in Egypt
(Ebbeling, Pawlak & Ludwig, 2002).
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References:
Cable News Network (2001). The global spread of obesity. Retrieved October 6, 2002, from
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/diet.fitness/01/12/world.obesity/index.html
Ebbeling, C.B., Pawlak, D.B., & Ludwig, D.S. (2002).
Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure. Lancet, 360(9331), 473.
Retrieved November 9, 2002 from CINAHL Database with Full Text.
Family Economics and Nutrition Review (1998). Facts
about childhood obesity and overweightness. Retrieved October 29, 2002 from
CINAHL Database with Full Text.
Golan, M. & Weizman, A. (2001). Familial approach to the
treatment of childhood obesity:
conceptual model. Journal of Nutrition Education (33)2, 102-107. Retrieved
October 29, 2002 from CINAHL Database with Full Text.
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