A new study published in the most recent issue of Pediatrics suggests that obesity rates among young children are on the decline. The study examined what researchers called the “caloric gap,” which estimates how many calories children must eliminate from their daily diet to bring obesity rates down to pre-epidemic levels. Researchers suggest that among children […]
Childhood Obesity Rate Drops 43 Percent
Federal health authorities shared some encouraging news yesterday when they announced that the obesity rate among 2- to 5-year-old children has dropped 43 percent over the past decade. Officials said the decrease marked the first broad decline in the epidemic that has been linked to lifelong health issues like heart disease, stoke and hypertension. The […]