Ok, so statistics are to be traced to their sources, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is one of the best sources out there.
Here are some CDC stats:
Obesity rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents since 1980.
In 2008, childhood obesity rates hit an historic 17% of children 2-19. That's just about 1 in 5 children. And that's a whole lot of children.
Feel free to post some more statistics from reliable sources here.
After watching the Jamie Oliver video on Food Revolution, I found this. It's a short version of the main points from the season. About 21 minutes long.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwrV5e6fMY