Parenting Your Overweight Teen and Improving Their Self Esteem
Today, approximately 15 of children between the ages of 6 and 19 are either overweight or obese (which is a 10 increase since 1970). In fact, there are now more than 9 million youngsters who are at risk from suffering some impaired life due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels or Type 2 Diabetes, as well as having a negative self image of themselves, which will continue as they grow into adulthood.