Katie Yurgin HPE Professor Sterner

 About 1 in 3 American kids are overweight or obese  Doubled in children  Tripled in adolescents  Health Risks  Costly

 Environment  Technology  Lack of physical activity  Unhealthy eating habits  Convenience of fast food

 heart disease  high cholesterol  high blood pressure  Diabetes  Cancer  Stroke  bone and joint problems  Sleep apnea  Social and psychological problems  Poor self esteem

 Sick days  Doctors visits  Health care costs estimated at $147 billion annually  Airlines estimated $275 million on addition gasoline  Vehicles estimated $1 billion on additional gasoline

 Improve school foods  Educate parents and children  Encourage children to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle

 Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 July Web. 09 Nov  "10 Flabbergasting Costs of America's Obesity Epidemic - Motley Fool." 10 Flabbergasting Costs of America's Obesity Epidemic - Motley Fool. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov  "Let's Move." Health Problems and Childhood Obesity. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov  Hammond, Ross A., and Ruth Levine. "Abstract." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 30 Aug Web. 09 Nov