Childhood Obesity Is Destruction From Within (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | One of the most serious threats to the welfare and well-being of American youth may not be a terrorist attack, for example. Rather, it’s succumbing to the effects of astutely targeted food advertisement, fast food restaurants marketers, and the video game industry. How so? All of the aforementioned contribute to the ongoing epidemic of childhood obesity. Let’s examine some of the facts related to the growing numbers of overweight and obese children.