Childhood obesity and the threats to sustainability The scale of the problem The number of children affected by obesity

 
While discussing the threats that childhood obesity poses, one should first point out that this problem affects millions of children in the United States. In particular, one should mention that 12.7 million children have to struggle with this problem (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Moreover, the rates of childhood obesity among different age groups continue to grow.
The growing prevalence of obesity
Provided that this tendency is not reversed, the situation can significantly aggravate during the next three decades. The growing rates of childhood obesity have long attracted the attention of medical professionals. Thus, it is possible to say that the very scale of this problem is one of the reasons why this issue should attract the attention of different stakeholders such as policy-makers, medical workers, parents, and teachers who need to provide guidance to children.
They have the skills, knowledge, and resources to prevent childhood obesity or at least minimize its effects. They should also distinguish immediate and short-term implications of childhood obesity because this approach can help people gain a better idea about this issue and its social importance.

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