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Have You Taken the Challenge to Fight Childhood Obesity?

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Here are just some of the many people from around the world doing the challenge!

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All of our programs are free to children!

It only costs 30 cents a day for a child to have a year of health and wellness

Chronic Diseases directly and indirectly caused by Obesity

  • Alzheimer’s & Vascular Dementia

  • Asthma & COPD

  • Breast Cancer

  • Chronic Back Pain

  • Correctol Cancer

  • Congestive Heart Failure

  • Coronary Heart Disease

  • Diabetes Type 2

  • Gall Bladder Disease

  • Heart Disease

  • Hypertension

  • Liver Cancer

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Ovarian Cancer

  • Pancreatic Cancer

  • Prostate Cancer

  • Renal Cancer

  • Stroke

Obesity accounts for 47% of the total cost of chronic diseases in America

The Problem

  • Only 30% of children are physically active every day.

  • Less than 50% of the time spent in sports practice, games, and physical education class involves moving enough to be considered physical activity.

  • Children and teens spend more than 7 hours per day on average using TVs, computers, phones, and other electronic devices for entertainment.

  • Only 9% of U.S. high school students get enough exercise to stay fit and healthy

  • About 30% of children are either overweight or obese in the United States.

  • 60% of all adults have a chronic disease

  • There is no national obesity association

  • The adult obesity rate has increased from 13% in 1962 to 40% in 2018

  • Overweight teens have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults.

  • Obesity accounts for 47% of the total cost of chronic diseases in America

Pilot program achievements from the 2018-2019 academic year in the Boston area include:

  • A 92% increase in desired fitness and health outcomes
  • A 64% reduction in electronic device usage
  • A 78% decrease in obesity
  • A 45% increase in grades

You may also interested to know more about The Celebrity Obesity Program? Call + (781) 935-9010 or email info@AmericanObesityAssociation.org for more info now!