World Diabetes Statistics 2009
A new study suggests the increase of childhood obesity is linked to food allergies, the First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" This campaign tells us that about 32 percent of children and adolescents (or 25 million) are obese or overweight. He revealed those extra pounds put them at greater risk of developing a debilitating and costly disease, including diabetes, hypertension blood pressure and high cholesterol and may also lead them to live a life two to five years shorter than their parents
