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PE class is worth investment - Tuscaloosa News (subscription)- Childhood Obesity News

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It has been estimated that the annual cost burden of obesity-related conditions to society and the health industry is $122. This includes preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services for obesity-related illnesses and conditions (diabetes, heart disease, hypertension) as well as wages lost due to these illnesses. Approximately 25-30 percent of adult obesity cases begin with childhood obesity, and the incidence of childhood obesity is steadily growing. We can pay now by investing in our children or pay later when we start paying their medical bills. Unfortunately, for some children, we’ll begin paying those bills before they even reach adulthood. Read Childhood Obesity

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