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Fact:: OBESITY Is Linked To

One in three children and adolescents are overweight or obese and few meet healthy lifestyle recommendations. Obesity increases the risk of over 20 preventable conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Risk factors include early onset obesity indicating higher risk of heart disease later in life. Maintaining a healthy diet, physical activity, less screen time, and more sleep can help prevent obesity which costs the US around $147 billion annually. Early childhood before age 5 is important for developing healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

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Fact:: OBESITY Is Linked To

One in three children and adolescents are overweight or obese and few meet healthy lifestyle recommendations. Obesity increases the risk of over 20 preventable conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Risk factors include early onset obesity indicating higher risk of heart disease later in life. Maintaining a healthy diet, physical activity, less screen time, and more sleep can help prevent obesity which costs the US around $147 billion annually. Early childhood before age 5 is important for developing healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

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1 in 3 CHILDREN and adolescents, ages 2-19, ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, and nearly NONE meet healthy

diet and physical activity recommendations.

FACT: An estimated 12.5 MILLION CHILDREN, ages 5 years or younger, spend 33 HOURS PER WEEK in
CHILD CARE SETTINGS where they may CONSUME MOST OF THEIR DAILY CALORIES.

OBESITY is linked to,


MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAN: (SMOKING, POVERTY, DRINKING)
Increasing the RISK of more than 20 PREVENTABLE CONDITIONS, including sleep apnea, asthma, heart
disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure and high cholesterol stroke.

RISK FACTORS:
 Children in their early teens who are obese and who have triglyceride levels have arteries similar to
those of 45 year old.
 Obese children as young as age 3 indicates for developing heart disease later in life.
 Children who are overweight from the ages of 7-13 may develop heart disease by the age of 25
 Obese children are twice as likely to die before age 55 than their similar peers.
OBESITY MAY BE PREVENTED BY:
 Physical activity
 Good nutrition
 Less screen time
 More sleep

The COST of obesity is around $147 billion.


Children who EAT HEALTHY FOODS and GET DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY have;
 Fewer school absences
 Higher academic achievement
 Higher self esteem
 Fewer behavioral problems
DEVELOPMENTALLY, BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, is an impotant time to TEACH children to,
PREFER HEALTHY FOODS and DEVELOP GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, setting positive patterns
and habits.

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