Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Consistent Pattern Of Decline In Obesity Shown For The First Time In Decades

Poor Children Show A Decline In Obesity Rate by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  August 6, 2013.

(1)  The obesity rate among preschool-age children from poor familities fell in ____ states and U.S. territories between 2008-2011.

(2)  One in _________ preschoolers in the United States is obese.  The rate for poor children is one in _____________.

(3)  What are four theories about the cause of the decline?

(4)  Children who are overweight or obese between 3 and 5 are ______ times more likely to be overweight or obese as adults.

(5)  What is meant by the biological limit of obesity?

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