obesity

Not only has childhood obesity become a national crisis in the United States, but new studies prove that rise may contribute to the influx of common cold viruses.

Children who have naturally succumbed to the American casualty, are more than likely to become affected with the common cold than any other peer group.

In a researched case study involving 124 youths, there were 15 obese children who were given antibodies for the illness known as AD36 - a strain for the common cold. It also shows a significantly larger increase compared to four average-sized children.

It is a proven fact that when characters such as Shrek or Dora the Explorer are pasted on the packages of food, children are more likely to say that the food tastes better.

For a long time, nutrition experts have argued how to market food to children. There has been an obesity epidemic growing in America for several years and now, about one-third of children and teens fall into that category.