Obesity and Bullying

A new study has just confirmed that children who are obese are a higher target for bullies. Obesity and bullying are two different issues that need awareness because these both create an alarming number of different problems. In fact, according to JoAnn Stevelos, 24% of boys and 30% of girls said that they were teased because of their size.

The following are problems linked to obesity and bullying:

• depression
• self-esteem problems
• may cause children to miss school or leave school all together

Checkout these articles for more information

http://www.obesityaction.org/magazine/ywm22/bullying.php

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/03/obesity.bullying/index.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/03/us-obese-s-idUSTRE6421XQ20100503
HealthyChildren.org - Teasing and Bullying

*Bullying in itself is also a problem that needs more awareness checkout this website and pledge to stop bullying :)

http://www.standtogether.tv/

Talk to you all soon!