Childhood+Obesity

Childhood Obesity What is obesity? Answer: Obesity is having too much body fat. It is different from having regular amount of body fat. It means weighing more than your body can handle. http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/obesity-health-risks http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html

What has caused obesity to be a problem? Answer : It is a problem because kids and adults are over weight from eating more with not enough exercise. It has also caused kids and adults to have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/child_obesity.html http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698

What can be done about obesity? List as many ideas about eating healthy, sleep and exercise that you can find. If more people rode bicycles could that help? Why? Answer : Eating healthy can help you not gain more weight. Exercise helps you lose calories. If you ride a bike it helps because its active and it burns a lot of fat. http://pulse-of-petaluma.petaluma360.com/default.asp?item=689428 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/childhood-obesity/DS00698