Childhood obesity on the rise

Childhood obesity is up at an alarming rate. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the rates are up from the survey period of 1976-1980 and 2003-2006 childhood obesity rates increased at all age levels, 2-5 went from 5% up to 12.4%, ages 6-11 rose from 6.5% to 17%, and 12-19 year olds went from 5% all the up to 17.6% Click here for full article.