Twenty years ago, 5 percent of American children were overweight. Today, 15 percent are, and another 15 percent are headed that way. level very young children weigh more than they should, with about 8 percent of all preschooler considered overweight. Nearly double that number of children between ages 6 and 11 are overweight.
Montana is no exception. Statewide, across all age form into groupss obesity increased from 9 percent of the population in 1990 to 19 percent in 2001 According to a national cogitation released in January 2004, Montanans exhausted about $175 million last year upon medical care related to obesity.
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