20% of America's 4 year olds are obese
http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/results.php?storyarticle=6644
In a study of 8550 children nationwide it was found that 20% of American 4 year olds are obese, thats a BMI over the 95th percentile or a BMI of 18. This sets them up for multiple health risks in later life such as diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and more.
This is indeed an alarming statistic as a Nation and as parents we need to create homes, where healthy meals around the dinner table and family activity is the norm.
See below for BMI charts, (BMI- weight in Kg/ Height in m squared)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set3/chart%2015.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set3/chart%2016.pdf
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Rebecca
That is an alarming data! Tks for sharing. I will make sure my son has a sleeping routine and proper diet since he was small.
ReplyDeleteThat is alarming! Not that I cook the healthiest meals, my children never lived off of fast food. There a woman I work with who feeds her 5 year old nothing but Mickey D's and Hardees, I could scream for this poor child. She's thin, but I just hate that she lives off of chicken nuggets and cinnamon melts.
ReplyDeletethanks for letting me vent and for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment!
This alarming trend is catching up in India too :(
ReplyDeleteno problem, its affecting the whole world sad really
ReplyDeleteThat a huge percentage! Wow. My 4-year old is so skinny too, she's around 5th percentile for weight.
ReplyDeleteI was always tiny and so is my daughter all things come in small packages he he
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for joining in on my blog :). I look forward to reading about your NC-cookings too!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the bread !
no problem, I wish I was able to make bread like you maybe you need to open a bakery, I love the bakeries in Europe
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