Less Telly…Less Belly

Introduction
This report will introduce readers to the epidemic of child-hood obesity. I will illustrate how fast obesity has risen in children and adolescents over the last 30 years. Additionally, I will cover the health, social, and economic issues surrounding obesity in children and adolescents. Finally, I will give some key ideas on what parents and schools can do to help stop the growing epidemic.

Issue
Over the past 30 years, the child-hood obesity epidemic has been doubling and tripling in children and adolescents. This increase in obesity has hurt our children socially. Either by being made fun of or low self-esteem. Since 2002, due to a Call of Action from the U.S. Congress, the Institute of Medicine has been researching and developing a plan to decrease the obesity epidemic in our children and adolescents. The increase in obesity is an economic issue as well. Over the past two decades, hospital costs for children and adolescents have more......

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Title: Less Telly...Less Belly
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Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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