Why are KIDS so much more over weight today than ever before??
491492
Technology advanced, and the younger generation just haven't learned self discipline. They are becoming more lazier because of the new technology. No longer do kids have to walk to school, they can take the bus or drive to school. Even bikes are no longer becoming an option! I see kids taking their electric scooters to school! Its getting really sad now.\n\nbut what do you think about this\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgqlIP_uxrr6kgeI32vQNLnsy6IX?qid=1006052000004
752624
Child obesity is when a child is overweight.
1027695
I am 54 yo and have been skinny all my life no matter how much I eat.  People used to say things like that to me all the time.  Over time I learned to ignore them.  If you are healthy and feel good just be happy and ignore stupid people.
1074081
yeah but its because there is so much junk food and tv shows to watch that people just get really get fat.  only a few people care, those few that r thin, and the fat ones dont really care because everyone else looks the same way.
855404
I wonder the same. These people want a very quick fix. It can happen easy if you do all the right things. I was never overweight but heading there and I decided after my 3rd baby I want and I can have that body I want. Like probably these ppl it seemed impossible and you dont want to suffer w/o guarenteed results. But I made up my mind,I use common sense and here I am, I weigh 112 now,size 1/2 and fit. I look at cake now and unlike before I have no desire. There are pleanty of healthy yummy things to stuff my face with.
475088
AOL.com just had an article about obesity (although there is no obesity category for children, oddly enough; they're just overweight).  Some crazy numbers on how many adults and children are overweight and obese.  Try checking that out for starters?
1060406
I'm guessing u think u weigh too much. Have u just tried to talk ur problems out with some who cares or has the same problem? I use to think i didn't/ couldn't weigh enough. I ate everything in sight and couldn't get over a hundred lbs. I couldn't find anything to wear, everything was too big. even my size 0 jeans. So I guess i had to opposite problem. It went away after I had a kid. I use to talk to girls who had eating disorders to help them.
341460
I wish I was 128 again sweetie! I know how you feel though...when I was in highschool I swore I was overweight at 125 lbs and the same height as you. Now...after having a child I have gained and am 150lbs. I know I am overweight now. I would give anything to once again be that skinny 125! You are fine the way you are!
426794
60% of the adult popolation is overweight\nand 66% of children in the U.S are overweight.\nThese numbers have doubled and tripled respectively in the last decade
730159
i think a lot of the problem is society being that parents are working more and don't have the time to prepare meals so they need something quick and they go to fast food joints . we are living in the times where both parents  are to busy to focus on home.i also think that a lot of kids or spending a majority of their time on games(xbox,gameboys.....etc)instead of being physically active.school food may also play a role in the kids diet since they are there a good bit.
257433
They usually are overweight.
1113455
little kids are very curious about the world (as if you couldn't tell by the billion questions they ask). they like to know what's going on every moment of the day. not to mention, they're younger then us and have more energy. and as previously stated, sugar does help that a lot.
384265
Many children are obese because of a combination psychological and physiological reasons which can lead to lifelong disorders. \n\nSounds better this way. \n\nMany children are obese due to a combination of psychological and physiological factors, which consequently may lead to a range of lifelong disorders.
172014
Aside from the pubertty/hormones issue, another reason is that kids of that age lack perspective. They aren't old enough to recognize that whatever may be bothering them today may sort itself out tomorrow, that today's must-have item is oldschool tomorrow.
364213
It's both.  \nResearch has shown that there's a definite genetic component to being overweight and there's also a virus that contributes (I know, sounds like a joke, but it's true).\nHowever, people still eat too much and exercise too little.
122601
While the first answer was a great one, there are some facts needing to be clarified. First of all, these so called "Medical Guidlines" are really way off base. In our society today, even the medical proffession is under pressure to "skinny" down women. It is sad but true. While genetics play a large role in what a person may or may not weigh, that was not really the question. "What is the proper weight for a 8 year old boy or girl." There is not any single weight that could be termed "proper." For example: when my daughter was two years old she weighed nearly thirty pounds. She was a tiny bit of a child and was not in any way overweight. Nor did she visably look like a "chunky" toddler. When people picked her up, they would get such a surprised look on their faces and give a umph! then exclaim "What does this kid weigh?" You see, my little girl inherited a very large bone structure, which was hidden underneath a tiny little body shape. She looked like she should weight about as much as a doll. \n\nThe point of this is twofold. The first part is getting back to the medical profession. I sincerely believe Dr's today put erroneous measures out on what certain heigths and frames should be within a weight category. I beleave that adding ten pounds would get to a more reasonable attempt to instuct on a healthy weight. I know if I weighed within the range they tell me I should be in, I would look anorexic! My normal weight is about 160. I am a bit over 5'8' tall. My bone structure is medium. I am told my "ideal" and "healthy" weight should be between 130-145!! I wear a size 9. Why do Dr's think all women should be able to wear a size 6 or below? It is crazy. The medical community or at least the majority of them has bought in to "thin is in". \n\nNext, weight is very subjective. If a person is healthy, then they are at a healthy weight, for him/her. If somebody is significally overweight, by that I mean over 30% of the body fat index, then there is a problem. Getting a proper body fat index is more important than what the scale says. My daughter, now grown, is not quite two inches over 5". She weighs 125lbs. She is a boosumy, well curved and cuddly young woman and her index is at about 21% and she thinks she is over weight! What a shame. She is perfectly within the true health guidlines and is literally as healthy as a person can be. Beautiful as well, but todays societal expectations have robbed her of feeling as beautifull as she truly is. The same has occurred to so many other beautifull young women today. \n\nTo estimate what weight a growing child should be is difficult if not impossible. If the child is under 30% of bodyfat to lean and bone mass then I believe that child is healthy. Now, 30% is at the highest end of the measure. It would be great if the child could maintain 25% while growing. A child may well not lose all baby fat untill into teen years. I know this as I raised seven children, each with his/her own individual body type. One was as skinny as a rail, and I worried more over her than her siblings. A child can be underweight as well. I think if a child is under 18% bodyfat to lean muscle/bone, a parent needs to look into maybe the child is developing some eating disorder. \n\nAfter all this long drawn out explaination it boils down to this: Any ratio between 18%---30% could be considered healthy. As long as there is not underlying health issues.
1007363
yeah, i definetely agree with you.  people nowadays are just too lazy to actually watch what they're eating...that's why everyone is getting fat.  I wish it was required to learn about how saturated/unsaturated fats affected your body, as well as proteins and carbohydrates, and just learning about the body in general.  I have taken so many classes on how things affect the body and I wish everyone would have to learn those things because it seriously makes you so much more aware of your personal health!