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Fighting Childhood Obesity: How to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain in Our Kids

Fighting Childhood Obesity: How to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain in Our Kids by Lynda Arbon. Photograph of 3 children running through grass by Jordan Whitt
Photograph by Jordan Whitt

Childhood obesity is a serious concern, but how can you prevent it in your kids? Be proactive, be involved and make health the priority

Everyone loves chubby kids and adores baby fat. But an excess of chubbiness can actually be dangerous for your child. Obesity is a real problem that parents have to deal with these days, thanks to the unhealthy lifestyle, food choices and lack of physical activity in children.

Reports suggest that 39.6% of kids are overweight and about 18% of them are borderline obese.

These statistics were generated after multiple tests, studies and surveys of children aged between 2-12 years from different parts of the world.

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