WAYS TO REDUCE OBESITY (Click Here)

Strategies To Overcome And Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Proposes Plan To Address The State Of The Union's Obesity CrisisStrategies To Overcome And Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Proposes Plan To Address The State Of The Union's Obesity Crisis.

TEENAGE OBESITY (Click Here)

Teenage obesity is an increasing concern; an alarming concern. As of the year 2000, 9 million American children were overweight, and the same numbers again are at risk of becoming overweight.

The causes of teenage obesity are many.
For one thing, the American lifestyle has become more and more sedentary in recent years. People spend more time watching television.

Nearly everyone spends at least some time sitting in front of a computer, and some teens spend quite a bit of time doing it. Video games for the TV and games for the computer are wildly popular. Much of their "play" and leisure time is spent sitting in front of a screen instead of outside bicycling, playing sports, skating, or any of the multitudes of possibilities.