Shocking Statistic: 25% of Children have a Chronic Disease
I thought this would be a good follow up to my previous two posts about alarming trends pertaining to autism and nutrition in children. On February 17, 2010 USA Today reported that from 1988 – 1994, 11% of children had a chronic disease. This number has grown astronomically in the past two decades climbing to 25% from 2000 – 2006. These statistics were drawn from the Journal of the American Medical Association and a similar story was run in other publications including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. They confirm a scary truth that the upswing in chronic disease plaguing older populations is making its way into our schools and preschools. This is bona fide proof that we need to start protecting our children by educating ourselves about the food they eat, liquids they drink, situations they are exposed to, attention they are given and pressure that is put on them. Read more “Shocking Statistic: 25% of Children have a Chronic Disease”