Mehr als ein Viertel der Kinder an weiterführenden Schulen in Großbritannien sind gesundheitsbedrohlich übergewichtig, meldet der
Guardian unter Berufung auf eine nationale Gesundheitsstatistik. Der Anteil der fettleibigen Kinder hat sich damit binnen eines Jahrzehnts verdoppelt.
Gesundheitsexperten warnen, daß die Folgeerscheinungen massiven Übergewichts - Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen und Diabetes - schon bald diese Generation sehr viel früher und stärker treffen werden als die vorangegangenen.
This is serious news, because obesity in adolescence is associated with the premature onset of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
"It really augurs very badly for the future health of the population as these children move from adolescence to adulthood. We are in danger of raising a generation of people who have a shorter life expectancy than their parents."
He said that increased inactivity among children, such as not walking or cycling to school, coupled with more "energy dense foods" was fuelling the crisis. "Being obese at adolescence increases the cancer risk by 21% for girls and 14% for boys."
"In my youth, playing cricket and tennis were the norm. These have now been replaced by watching television and playing video games." -- Colin Waine, Chairman des National Obesity Forum
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