Childhood Obesity
For Your Health
Understanding Childhood Obesity
Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. It doesn't just impact the way we look. It can change the course of our lives, and not for the better. It sets us on a fast track toward medical complications like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. However, there's good news: Obesity can be stopped. And it doesn't take high-tech treatments or cutting-edge medications. Really, the solution begins and ends with the daily decisions we make. The American Heart Association has developed this booklet to show how extensive the obesity problem - particularly in children - has become, why it is dangerous and how you can fight back.
Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. It doesn't just impact the way we look. It can change the course of our lives, and not for the better. It sets us on a fast track toward medical complications like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. However, there's good news: Obesity can be stopped. And it doesn't take high-tech treatments or cutting-edge medications. Really, the solution begins and ends with the daily decisions we make. The American Heart Association has developed this booklet to show how extensive the obesity problem - particularly in children - has become, why it is dangerous and how you can fight back.
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