Childhood Obesity

In an article regarding the current problem of obesity in today’s children, Crister, Greg. “Too Much of a Good Thing.” Los Angeles Times 22 July 2001. argues that we should not just stigmatize the habit of overeating also pair it with the education of proper behavioral eating habits that should begin at an early age in the home. He argues and presents data to support the recent recognition of the epidemic of childhood obesity becoming a global health issue. Our society needs to address the education of dietary restraint as an individual health concern and as a public health issue.
The recent data provided by Crister from sources indicates an increase of overweight children across the world and that this percentage has doubled over the past thirty years and this significant data has alarmed the surgeon general in that he has declared childhood obesity as an epidemic. Several medical condition...