IT'S NOT MY FAULT IM FAT

         Childhood obesity is when a child's excess fat effects him in a bad way toward his health and well being. When kids are obese the may often have diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma.

Quotes from  Sites-

                  "The rate of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States has nearly tripled between the early 1980s and 2000. It has however not changed significantly between 2000 and 2006 with the most recent statistics showing a level just over 17 percent. In 2008, the rate of overweight and obese children in the United States was 32%, and had stopped climbing."

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_obesity

         "Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years."

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/

       "Shouldn't he have more to look forward to than diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma?"

http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/obesity-prevention?gclid=CMDB7LHty6gCFaNd5QodDR3rpA