Weight loss needed for children, not only for adults

Childhood obesity has increased dramatically in many countries and become a situation for concern.

For example, in the U.S., according to the latest childhood obesity statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, an estimated 16 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are overweight. In the U.K., the government has set aside £372 million to reverse the rising trend of obesity with the initial focus on children by helping them to have healthy lifestyles. Click here for full article.