Guide To Help Teenagers Lose Weight
Since the late 1990s, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in Americans, regardless of
age, according to information collected and analyzed by the National Center for Health
Statistics.
Almost 9 million (15) children between the ages of
6 and 19 are overweight, and this number is still
growing according to information gathered between 1999 and 2000 (triple the number of 1980). The information has also shown that another 15 of
children between the ages of 6 and 19 are at risk
of becoming overweight also.
Obesity is defined as having an excessive
accumulation of body fat which will result in the
persons body being about 20 heavier than their
ideal body weight. So those people whose weight is
above what is considered theirideal range, are
defined as being overweight. Obesity is a common
eating disorder that is associated with teens.
Although teens may have fewer weight related health
issues than adults, those teens that are overweight
now are much more likely to be come overweight as
an adult. Teens who are overweight (in fact people
of all ages that are overweight) are at risk from a
number of different health issues, and these
include:
1. Heart Disease
2. Diabetes
3. High Blood Pressure
4. Strokes
5. Some forms of Cancer