Courtesy Futurity.org:
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Lack of exercise is number one in a top ten list of health concerns facing kids, according to a survey of adults across the US.
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health offers its annual top 10 list, in which a nationwide sample of adults were asked to identify the top 10 biggest health concerns for kids in their communities.
For the first time, not enough exercise was rated by most adults at the top of the list (39 percent). That was followed closely by childhood obesity (38 percent), and smoking and tobacco use (34 percent).
“Childhood obesity remains a top concern, and adults know it is certainly linked to lack of exercise,” says Matthew M. Davis, director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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U. MICHIGAN (US) — Lack of exercise is number one in a top ten list of health concerns facing kids, according to a survey of adults across the US.
The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health offers its annual top 10 list, in which a nationwide sample of adults were asked to identify the top 10 biggest health concerns for kids in their communities.
For the first time, not enough exercise was rated by most adults at the top of the list (39 percent). That was followed closely by childhood obesity (38 percent), and smoking and tobacco use (34 percent).
“Childhood obesity remains a top concern, and adults know it is certainly linked to lack of exercise,” says Matthew M. Davis, director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
MORE