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Childhood obesity is rising throughout the world. Obesity is defined as having too much body fat. A child is obese if their weight is more than 20% higher than the ideal weight for a boy or girl of their age and height. Studies have shown a dramatic rise in the number of obese children in the last few decades in this country. Between 1980 and 2000 obesity rates doubled among children and tripled among teens. In the United States alone there are approximately 25 million overweight children and adolescents. Many of these are considered obese and the others are at risk of becoming obese. This paper will explore this phenomenon, why it is happening, its causes and what we can do to combat this problem.
There are several reasons why children are becoming obese. Many studies have shown that there is not a big difference in the amount of food eaten and physical activity between obese and non-obese kids. Probably small differences in eating and activity over time really add up......

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