Rise in obesity amongst high school students of Florida

December 19, 2005

Obesity is on a rise amongst the high school students of Florida according to a study on “Overweight and Related Risk Factors” conducted by the Florida Department of Health. The study showed that there was a 28.6 percent increase in the percentage of high school students who were overweight and are in urgent need of weight loss techniques. The dreaded ailment of obesity can prove life threatening and weight loss is the only means of getting rid off those excess weights.

Weight loss should be initiated by the obese people as being overweight has become an alarming epidemic among the adolescents of Florida and being overweight increases an individual's risk for serious chronic diseases. To combat this alarming health issue of obesity, the Department has taken initiative to educate the youth by promoting healthy lifestyles and suggesting healthy behaviors.

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