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Life Spans of Children Shortened by Obesity
June 27, 2018
Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.
-Johann W. von Goethe
-Johann W. von Goethe
A New York Time's article proclaimed that "for the first time in two centuries, the current generation of children in America may have shorter life expectancies than their parents."
The article's author, Pam Belluck, quoted reports contending that "the rapid rise in childhood obesity, if left unchecked, could shorten life spans by as much as five years." She explained that according to The New England Journal of Medicine, “the prevalence and severity of obesity is so great, especially in children, that the associated diseases and complications -- Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, cancer -- are likely to strike people at younger and younger ages.”
Source: "Children’s Life Expectancy Being Cut Short by Obesity," by Pam Belluck, The New York Times, March 17, 2005.
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Displaying 1 CommentMcKor Shalon Nursery
Cherry Hill, NJ, United States
Very important article that everyone should read. Celiac is another disease that is very prevalent today, and always has been, but most people in earlier times were not aware that they had such a disease. The majority of stores have a gluten free department.
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