View Post

PARENT ALERT – Obesity in Children is a Problem

In adults, FAQ, kids, martialarts, MMA, Nutrition by Maspeth Martial Arts

The statistics are shocking. Over the last 30 years, obesity has more than doubled in children, and quadrupled in adolescents. In 2012, more than one out of three children and adolescents were considered overweight or obese. Obesity is the result of caloric imbalance: simply too few calories expended as compared to calories taken in. This imbalance can be caused by …