Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0908 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Childhood Obesity
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The idea
Obesity, a BMI-for-age at or above the ninety-fifth percentile, affects nearly nineteen percent of US school-aged children, nearly double over several decades.
In practice
Overweight marked by the eighty-fifth to ninety-fifth percentile, covering another sixteen percent.
Where people slip
Risks include high blood pressure, insulin resistance and type two diabetes, and effects on mental health and achievement.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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