Too Heavy, Too Young. (cover story)

OBESITY in children; BODY weight; CHILDREN -- Health; HEALTH; OBESITY

Brownlee, Shannon; Martens, Ellin; McDowell, Jeanne; Sieger, Maggie

Focuses on the major health crisis surrounding childhood obesity in the United States. Statistics indicating skyrocketing rates of obesity; Demand issued by the U.S. Surgeon General for the nation to fight its growing weight problem; Health problems associated with obesity, including high blood pressure, hearth disease, and Type 2 diabetes; What parents can do to protect their children from the dangers of obesity; Mention of camps for obese children that teach kids to make lasting changes in their eating and exercise habits.