The government now estimates that the health of approximately six million children is endangered due to their weight, and an additional five million are close to reaching that same point. Up until this point, childhood obesity was not a problem and it was not tracked closely. Dr. Nancy Krebs, a pediatrician at the University of Colorado, indicates that they are seeing more children with fatty liver and obstructive sleep apnea, both due to a child being overweight. Type II diabetes, usually developed after the age of 40, is more common in overweight children now.
Health professionals recommend that one of the best things a parent can do is to set a good example.
Brain Helps to Relay Feeling of Fullness A study conducted at the University of Florida, finds that a delay in eating and realizing that you re full may result in obesity. Researchers studied the brain activity of 18 patients. The patients then fasted for 12 hours and later underwent brain scanning for a continuous 48 minutes. The researchers were able to record the brain s activity after participants ate and drank. Ten minutes after consuming the sugar-water solution the brain signaled that the body was physically full.