The rate of obesity among children is skyrocketing—and this is something to worry about. After all, as you might expect, obese children are at a higher risk for diseases such as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease. But there are some other things that you might not know about childhood obesity and its implications. 1. For example, did you know that…by the age of four, one out of every five children is obese? Yes, a full twenty percent of children are obese by the time they are four years old. 2. Obese children also tend to have low self-esteem, poor grades, …
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