This should have been posted earlier this month, but, to tell the truth, I didn't know about it until today. Here's what the American College of Sports Medicine has to say about the subject of childhood obesity.
"In the past four decades, obesity rates in the United States have soared among all age groups. This rise in obesity rates has affected our youth in alarming fashion. Childhood obesity has increased more than fourfold among those ages 6 to 11. Over 23 million children and teenagers in the United States ages 2 to 19 are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic. On March 26, 2010, a resolution was unanimously passed in the Senate to designate September 2010 as 'National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month,' bringing national attention to a growing epidemic among youth in the United States."
"The primary contact for the National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month website is the American College of Sports Medicine.
The American College of Sports Medicine is just one of a growing community of organizations and supporters working together to help realize the goals of American Childhood Obesity Awareness Month."
Here is a link for the website that was created for the American College of Sports Medicine that gives a link to the presidential proclamation making September the special month and other information if you would like to take a look. What do you believe is the key to winning the battle against childhood obesity?
http://www.healthierkidsbrighterfutures.org/
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