Well, it looks like we have another epidemic on our hands: childhood obesity. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 for people between the ages of 6 – 11 and from 5% to 18.1% for people aged 12 – 19 years old. We should all know that childhood obesity can have some harsh health consequences like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure but childhood obesity can also have some devastating social and emotional consequences like depression, bullying and … Continue reading Discuss! Childhood Obesity Epidemic