It's a terrific way to sneak fitness into your day — and help fight back against the
burgeoning obesity trend caused in part by all the sitting we do.
And with current
obesity trends in the United States and especially in South Texas, that's ominous.
The cabin felt roomier when I clambered into it than in previous versions, something that may help sales if
obesity trends continue.
At the same time, we support efforts by policy makers and the food industry to arrest and reverse the
current obesity trend.
«In order to reverse the
child obesity trend, we need to create a culture where physical activity and healthy eating is an automatic part of every kid's day,» said Dr. Christina Economos, PhD, vice chair and director of ChildObesity180.
«Our teenagers consume nearly a bathtub of sugary drinks each year on average, fuelling a
worrying obesity trend in this country,» Public Health Minister Steve Brine said.
Although another recent study found that a single gene mutation heightened the risk of obesity by up to 67 percent, genetics can not explain the
skyrocketing obesity trend.
The study, conducted to
understand obesity trends in Canada, looked at data on 14,014 children between the ages of 3 and 19 years.
Genetic screening could be considered for the exceptionally overweight child, but for the remainder, the increase of physical activity, reduction of screen time recreation and the improvement of school lunch nutritional value presents opportunity to start reversing the current
childhood obesity trend.
The reasearchers said, «The work sheds light on the factors contributing to
obesity trends in the United States.»
«Providing people with healthier drink alternatives is essential to reversing
the obesity trend in America.
Study results suggest that
the obesity trend in children is a result of unhealthy habits and not genetics.
In fact, if
the obesity trend continues, all Americans will be overweight by 2050, 100 %.
The availability of large portions of junk food appears to be linked to
this obesity trend.
At times, deficiency of some enzymes run in families leading to slow metabolism and
obesity trends that can only be managed by dietary modification and life - style changes.
The researchers say the work sheds light on the factors contributing to
obesity trends in the United States.
The CDC researchers caution that
obesity trends are difficult to forecast, and that while rates may have stabilized somewhat, «future large changes can not be ruled out.»