Childhood obesity is a burden

Kathy Egan news@greenepublishing.com The Problem The latest research available reports that as of 2024, about 20 percent of children and adolescents who are aged 2 to 19 in the U.S., are obese. That translates into approximately 14.7 million young people who are seriously overweight. Twenty-five years ago, at the turn of this century, the rate was about 14 percent, which indicates a problematic trend. As is the case with adults, health risks for obese kids are prevalent, and since th