Community-Based Healthy Living Medicine, With a Focus on K-12, Physical Education, and Nutrition

Childhood obesity is one of the country ’s most significant health problems. Researchers estimate that 32.2% of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 in the United States are overweight and obese. The prevalence of childhood obesity in 2011-2014 was 17.0% and extreme obesity was 5.8% among US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years. The high rates of obesity and diabetes, poor nutrition, and lack of physical activity in children and adolescents makes cardiovascular risk reduction in this population critical.
Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research