The problem of childhood obesity in the United States and China

Recently, the "obesity epidemic" more often speak not only in America. According to forecasts, in 2010 the proportion of children aged 5 to 18 years are overweight in the European Union will be about 38%, in China - about 20%, and in North and South America will suffer from obesity every second child.
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1. According to official data, the majority of the US population - 68% - suffer from excess weight. Among them - 34% have obesity. Of particular concern to the American physicians is the fact that 17% of children older than two years in the country are sick and obese. (Ian Berry / Magnum Photos)



2. The study also revealed that African-Americans are more prone to obesity, followed by US citizens of Hispanic and white. (Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos)



3. The problem of the fight against the disease in the United States for a long time left on the state level. In the photo: the girl is celebrating its 16th anniversary. (Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum Photos)



4. China has actively started to struggle with excess weight. Having begun to catch up with the US in the number of obese people, China quickly mobilized and began to open a fitness club after another. (Zumapress)



5. The latest trends - a camp for weight loss. In the picture: More than 80 children from Shenyang during their summer holidays, the 209 went to the military camp to lose weight. (Zumapress)



6. The seal waists blamed rising incomes and "sedentary" (in front of computer monitors) way of life, which is particularly prevalent among teenagers recently. (Zumapress)



7. In China, where the policy of "one family - one child" has caused a phenomenon known as "little emperor syndrome" and created millions of spoiled and overfed children, the growth of childhood obesity causes medical particularly great concern. (Zumapress)



8. A study late last year, the study found that the number of obese children in China has increased by 28 times over the past 15 years. (Zumapress



9. Among children up to seven years, nearly one-fifth is overweight and 7% obese. Obesity in childhood increases the risk of cancer in adulthood. (Zumapress)



10. Statistics show that 43% of cancers can be prevented by getting used to eat as a child. (Zumapress)



11. Babies recommend eating a balanced diet and do sports, which is why many parents decided to send their children to special camps for weight loss. (Zumapress)



12. One of these camps is located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. (Zumapress)



13. In this camp there is no word "holiday" is experienced instructors - former military - conducted a detailed briefing by dropping extra kilos. (Zumapress)



14. By the most conservative estimates, Russia is suffering from obesity every fourth. In the individual age "risk groups" these figures are much higher. (Zumapress)



15. According to the World Health Organization, by 2015 the total number of obese in the world could rise to 700 million people. (Zumapress)



16. There are official statistics: if suddenly, magically, the problem itself has disappeared, the life expectancy of people around the world would have increased by 5-10 years. For comparison - the recovery of all the inhabitants of the planet from cancer would increase the average life expectancy of only a year. (Zumapress)



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