Ruth D Scott

Obesity in Children Ruth D Scott

Some health issues are said to be associated with obesity. A child's health is endangered as he/she is prone to other health problems as a result of obesity. It is therefore important to know the causes of obesity in children and the disease risk for obese children. This book highlights the various causes of children's obesity (providing statistics of obese children in the US); symptoms of children's obesity, how to help an overweight child-stating foods, some disease risk of children as a result of obesity (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes, bone problems, etc.) and food recipes. It caps it up with good and recommended exercises that will help not just overweight child, but the entire family.