25 Apr 08 Overweight Children on the Rise

Researchers at Duke and University of North Carolina have published a study that found that the rate of obesity among children has risen 400% in the past fourty years. This is a great cause of allarm as the health risks to these children as they move into adulthood are eaquilly high. The researchers also found that 2 to 5 year olds are three time more likely to be obese than thier counter parts fro mthe 1960s.

They said overweight children have a greater risk of developing diabetes (type 2) heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Diet and exercise must be altered now for these children to avoid poor health lasting a lifetime. One of the things children can take to mitigate this problem is FibraSlim, a glucomannan supplement that has been shown safe and effective for children.

Tags: high cholesterol, Type 2 Diabetes