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Mike Magee and Health Politics: Exercise and Childhood Obesity
(October 22, 2003)
-The rates of obesity have more than doubled and tripled over
the past 35 years:
*6-12 year olds: Childhood Obesity grew from 4% to 13%
*12-19 year olds: Childhood Obesity and Teen Obesity grew from 5% to 14%
-Due to a sedentary lifestyle, nearly half of young people, ages 12-21
years get little or no vigorous exercise on a daily basis
-Sedentary children are more likely to be obese and obese children have
higher blood pressure, higher cholesterol levels and a greater incidence of
juvenile diabetes/Type 2 diabetes.
-Childhood Obesity is likely to lead to adult obesity:
*The probability of becoming an obese adult, if obese at ages six, is
50%.
*The chances of becoming an obese adult, if obese at age 13, is 70%-80%.
University of Michigan-Fitness for Youth Program Research (2)
-Nine out of ten parents think their children are physically
fit, when actually only one out of three are.
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
(TN) (2)
-Physical inactivity and poor diet together account for at least
300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.
-The incidence of obesity among young children has doubled in the last
10 years.
-Physical inactivity increases the risk of premature death and heart
disease, and developing diabetes, colon cancer and high blood pressure.
-Quality physical education programs serve as the foundation for a
healthy lifestyle.
American Journal of Medical Science (2)
-Children who perform better on standardized tests have more
favorable body composition and lipid profiles (HDL or "bad¨ cholesterol).
-Programs that increase regular activity in youths hold promise in
reducing adult heart disease.
Journal of the American Medical Association (2)
-By 1998, 22% of black children aged 4 to 12, 22% of Hispanic
and 12% of white children were significantly overweight --
-Between 1991 and 2000, incidence of obesity increased 61% and incidence
of type 2 diabetes increased 44%. These are called "twin epidemics¨ (2001)
Note: This has become so prevalent that at least one author now calls it
"Diabesity".
American Heart Association (2)
-Parents who model healthy eating and exercise habits greatly
influence their children¡¦s health.
-Healthy lifestyle training should start in early childhood.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) (2)
-Each year, physical inactivity contributes to nearly 260,000
deaths in the United States.
-5.3 million (12.5%) American children are overweight or obese.
-71% of American adults are overweight; 30% are obese.
Baylor College of Medicine (2)
-Children today have a shorter life expectancy than their
parents for the first time in 100 years because of the epidemic of obesity.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (2)
-70% of overweight children aged 10 to 13 will be overweight and
obese adults.
United States Dietary Association (USDA) (2)
-Fewer than half of U.S. school children participate in physical
education. (1998)
American Journal of Ob/Gyn (2)
-The average weight of pregnant women at their first visit has
increased from 144 to 172 lbs., from 1980 to 1999. (2001)
-Obese women are significantly at risk for cesarean deliveries,
gestational diabetes and large birth weight babies. (2001)
MSNBC (September 7, 2004) (3)
Study shows that girls participating in 1-5 hours per week of
proper exercise can reduce the prevalence of obesity and being overweight by
10-43%.
Daily News (May 2005)
Risk Factors for diabetes
-Being overweight and/or obese
-Having a family history of diabetes
-Having Latino, African-American, Native American or Pacific Asian
Islander ancestry
-Having blackened skin around the neck, groin and under the arms
-From 1990 to 1998, there was a 67% increase in diabetes among
California adults. If the current trends continue, 33% of boys and 39% of
girls born in the U.S. will develop diabetes. The following table illustrates
a link between diabetes and the prevalence of overweight and unfit people in
various California Assembly Districts in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties:
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Assembly District
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Diabetes Related Deaths
per 100,000
1996-2000
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Percentage Overweight
2001
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Percentage Unfit
2001
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36th
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97.7
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25.8%
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51.2%
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37th
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71.6
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23.9%
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36.9%
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38th
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73.6
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24.3%
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37.4%
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39th
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114.9
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30.4%
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53.9%
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40th
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80.6
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26.1%
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43.1%
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41st
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65.2
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26.0%
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37.1%
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42nd
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62.7
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24.6
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43.2
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43rd
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81.1
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28.0%
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37.4%
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44th
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74.4
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25.7%
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38.4%
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NOTES:
(1)Health Politics with Mike Magee, Segment entitled "Exercise and
Childhood Obesity", October 22, 2003
(www.healthpolitics.com/program_info.asap?p=prog?18)
(2)Statistics on children's health and fitness were compiled and
distributed by Stretch-n-Grow, February 2002
(3) www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5927021
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