Childhood Obesity on Rise

By Jasmine Delane
According to a study published recently, scientists say that the number of overweight children will increase significantly by the end of the decade. Almost fifty percent of children in the North and South America regions will be overweight by 2010, which was a report published by the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. Dr. Philip James, a chairperson of the International Obesity Task Force, said that obesity could become a huge global epidemic because it affects so many countries throughout the world.

Studies are saying that there are many reasons why children today outweigh children who were born in earlier years. Nowadays kids have computers, the internet, and so many games and game systems that they cannot even count them. Before all of these electronics came out children had played outside. They played tag, hide and seek, etc. Now that the electronics are taking over their lives, they do not get as much exercise, besides in their fingers.

There are some ways to help trim down your children doctors say. Give them a specific amount of time to play video games, get on the computer, etc. Like an hour or two a day. Make your kids go outside and skateboard, or ride their bikes. Even during the cold weather, these activities can be fun for your child. There is even a real crazy going on right now with a video game that can help your child lose weight. Buy them Dance Dance Revolution.