Childhood Obesity: Everyone is Talking About it
Childhood Obesity: Everyone is Talking About it The rate of obese children and adolescents has nearly tripled in the last three decades. This is obviously an issue America has been presented with, but WHY is this an issue? Let's explore that more in depth by taking a few minuets to discuss the potential risk factors obese children and adolescents may face in their early life as well as their adult life. By: Jordan Pape As a child, I was very fit and played almost every sport you can think of. I was always doing something after school and staying active. However, as I grew into my adolescent years, I cut it down to only playing one sport, and the stress that comes with the teenage years got to me. I started gaining weight and soon after I wasn't the ripped 10 year old I used to be. No really, you could see my muscles from a distance. I struggled with my weight through my teen years, until I received some not so great news from my doctor after a physical. What I didn't know...