Teaching Sustainable Food and Nutrition Education Beyond the Food Plate
Worldwide Obesity Doubled Over the Past 30 Years For Kids it has tripled!!!
More than 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in in 3 low-income kids are obese or overweight before age 5
Colorado: Second-fastest growing rate of obese and overweight children 23% Between
13% of Teens in the U.S. are Obese That’s 40 Million Teens!
Diseases Once Seen ONLY in Adults Now Showing Up in Children 70% Risk Factors for Heart Disease High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Pre- Diabetes Diabetes
1 in 4 Teens Have Type II Diabetes 14% Over the Past 8 Years
Fact or fiction? The average teen consumes 34 teaspoons of sugar daily Fact or fiction?
16 calories per teaspoon 544 calories 110 pounds of sugar per year The average teen consumes 34 teaspoons of sugar daily
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