- Since 1960, obesity has increased 54% in children 6-11 years old and 13% in children 12-17 years old.
- The average American twelve-year old child today weighs 11.4 pounds more than a similar height twelve-year old child in 1973.
- Today, one in four children is considered to be overweight with many researchers agreeing that childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the US.
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