There are many alarming statistics regarding the health of today’s youth. The stats are grim and tough to digest. But instead of dwelling on how bad things are, let’s look at the flip side, because the flip side of every stat shared below is within reach. It starts with awareness and understanding how our daily…
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Big Food Ads Are Making Youth Fat and Sick
Story At-A-Glance Kids are on average exposed to 40,000 TV commercials a year $3.4 Billion of ads placed on Facebook and Youtube from the food and beverage industry Black teens saw 119% more junk food ads than white teens Big Food aims its ads at low income Americans Banning fast food ads would reduce the…
Being of Average Health in America Does Not Get A Passing Grade
Statistics mentioned 64% of Americans are overweight or obese Estimated that 86% of Americans will be overweight or obese by 2030 1/3 Children are currently overweight or obese 1/4 of teens have type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes 10% of kids today have fatty liver disease Life expectancy has gone down 3 straight years. Being Of…