Combating Childhood Obesity is One Key to a Future Healthy Wisconsin

Summary

Combating childhood obesity is one key to a healthy future for Wisconsin. Wisconsin ranks right in the middle for rates of adult obesity. But, Dr. Alexandra Adams with the UW's Department of Family Medicine says that only tells part of the picture, because rates of childhood obesity are also on the increase.

"I think in the states that we do have good data - and our state hopes to be one of those with third graders soon - we are seeing fairly comparable levels. In other words, when you see high (adult obesity) levels in a state, the childhood levels are also going to be high."