Childhood Obesity
Submitted by Stephiem4 on July 7, 2011
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Childhood Obesity
Childhood Obesity
Obesity is a major concern in the United States. According to (Hill and Trowbridge, 2008, p. 570-574) the percentage of children that are obese is between 11% or maybe as many as 25% of the U.S. children are overweight. In fact, Obesity can be related to many different things. For example: Children, who have been abused or neglected has poor nutrition habits or chronic illnesses.
It is astounding how much maltreatment of children there is in the United States and Globally. There are nearly 3.6 million cases of child abuse and neglect that are reported on an annually bases in the United States. The long-term effects are not limited to increased...
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