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One in Four Australian Children Overweight, Health
Experts Small studies conducted in Australia during the past few years unveils, one in four Australian children are overweight and one in five obese. Professor Hills, who wrote a paper on childhood obesity said, around 60 percent of the adults in Australia are overweight. There has also been an increase in diseases related to obesity like cardiovascular disease, type-two diabetes and problems such as osteoarthritis. Experts blame it on the parents who don't have the time to cook and resort to junk food every day. Children also follow the same trend and end up falling under the obese list risking lives to many problems related to health. Doctors are now focusing on overweight or obese children in order to create awareness about the growing concerns of obesity epidemic. Read the complete news story here:
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