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Introduction
Childhood obesity is taking over the United States, becoming an epidemic. In children's and adolescent's ages ranging from 2-19 years, obesity has become a serious problem. According to the CDC, obesity has affected about 13.7 million children and adolescents (Childhood Obesity Facts). In 2-5 year old children obesity was 13.9%, 18.4% among 6-11 year old children, and 20.6% among 12-19 year adolescents (Childhood Obesity Facts). Obesity is also more common among certain populations with Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks with the highest percent (Childhood Obesity Facts).

What interested me about population
With hopes of being a future educator, I am very interested in learning more about children. Obesity and the education system are connected by the school food-system. I want to help schools in any way possible to improve school food for all students. I am interested in learning more information about childhood obesity and how I can help reduce it.

Childhood Obesity Statistics

 * Obesity was lower in the group that had the highest income of non-Hispanic Asian and Hispanic boys. (Obesity and Socioeconomic Status)
 * Nationally from 2016-2017 children ages 10-17, 15.8% of had obesity. (Study of Children Ages 10 to 17 (2016-17))
 * From 2013-2014 about 1 in 6 children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 had obesity. (Fast Facts)

Risk Factors

 * Type 2 diabetes (Childhood Obesity: The Health Issue)
 * High blood pressure (Causes and Health Consequences of Overweight and Obesity)
 * Joint Problems(Causes and Health Consequences of Overweight and Obesity)
 * Obesity in adulthood (Childhood Obesity: The Health Issue)
 * Other chronic diseases (Childhood Obesity Incidence in the United States: A Systematic Review)

Summary of first scholarly article
In the article, "Childhood Obesity Incidence in the United States: A Systematic Review", the authors discuss the increasing problem of childhood obesity and efforts that should be made in order to prevent it. The article states that childhood obesity will lead to obesity in adulthood, chronic diseases, and high medical costs. By improving childhood obesity and improving the problem where it begins, the U.S. will be able to improve health for all ages. America must continue to track childhood obesity in order to determine methods to prevent it. The authors provide information about childhood obesity by discussing methods, research findings, and a conclusion.

Summary of second scholarly article
In the article, "Childhood Obesity: The Health Issue", the authors go into depth about the statistics of childhood obesity in the United States. According to the article, the number of overweight children has doubled in the last 2-3 decades making it about 22 million children under 5 years old in the U.S. Although adult obesity and childhood obesity are similar, it has been shown that the influence of fetal and maternal factors during growth increases the risk of obesity. The article suggests that with the strong evidence available that measures should be taken to to prevent obesity in the mother during the child-bearing age and during pregnancy in women. The authors give a detailed approach to preventing childhood obesity by discussing various topics. Some of the points that were brought up in the article include; Comorbidities in childhood obesity, prevention/ treatment, and the increasing prevalence in childhood obesity.