July 2nd, 2012 by Len Saunders
From Nurse.com?..
With more than one-third of American adults classified as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, national programs and initiatives have sprouted to address weight issues earlier in life. Childhood obesity, defined as a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for youth of the same age and sex, now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the U.S., the CDC reports. This is triple the rate of a generation ago.
Because of the increase in childhood obesity, national initiatives, such as first lady Michelle Obama?s Let?s Move! Campaign, have encouraged parents, teachers and students to pay closer attention to food intake and activity levels. Schools also are dedicated to combatting the problem; for example, Wellspring Academy in Brevard, N.C., a boarding school for obese children ages 11 to 19.
New York and New Jersey programs also are doing their part toward prevention. In 2010, the NuHealth Foundation, the philanthropic arm of NuHealth System in East Meadow, N.Y., conducted a study of sixth- and eighth-grade students in the Roosevelt (N.Y.) Union Free School District to assess students? BMIs and the prevalence of overweight and obese children. The results of the study showed 44% of the students in the Long Island school district were overweight or obese, higher than the CDC?s national average of about 30%.
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