02 Aug 2017 --- The US still appears to be fighting an uphill battle with its childhood nutritional crisis as its annual Kids Eat Right Month begins. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s and today, one in five children in the US, ages 6 to 19, is obese. But childhood obesity, which is associated with elevated risks of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, bone and joint problems and sleep apnea, can usually be prevented.
