Infants and Preschoolers Infographic

OBESİTY American Heart Association. My Heart. My Life." IN INFANTS TO PRESCHOOLERS FRENCH FRIES JUICE are the most common 1 IN 3 CHILDREN and adolescents, ages 2-19, ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE (which may lack important fiber found in whole fruit) makes up vegetable that children eat, making up 25% 40% and nearly NONE meet healthy diet and physical activity recommendations. of their vegetable intake. of children's daily fruit intake. An estimated 12.5 MILLION CHILDREN, ages 5 years or younger, spend 33 HOURS PER WEEK in CHILD CARE SETTINGS where they may Between 40% and CONSUME MOST OF THEIR DAILY CALORIES. 50% 1/2 OF TODDLERS, OBESITY is linked to ages 12- to 35-months-old, watch MORE television MORE CHRONIC CONDITIONS THAN: than is recommended. OF PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN DON'T get enough SMOKING POVERTY DRINKING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. increasing the RISK of more than 20 PREVENTABLE CONDITIONS, including sleep apnea, asthma, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure and high cholesterol stroke. The COSTOF obesity in the United States is staggering, totaling about RISK FACTORS $147 billion. I Children in their early teens who are obese and who have high triglyceride levels have arteries similar to those of 45-year-olds. I Obese children as young as age 3 show indicators for developing heart disease later in life. I Children who are overweight from the ages of 7 to 13 may develop heart disease as early as age 25. Children who EAT HEALTHY FOODS and GET DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY have: • FEWER SCHOOL ABSENCES • HIGHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT • HIGHER SELF-ESTEEM • FEWER BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS I Obese children are twice as likely to die before age 55 than their slimmer peers. DEVELOPMENTALLY, BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, is an important time to TEACH children to PREFER HEALTHY FOODS and DEVELOP GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, setting positive patterns and habits. OBESITY MAY BE PREVENTED BY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GOOD NUTRITION LESS SCREEN TIME MORE SLEEP heart.org/healthierkids ©2013, American Heart Association 7/13DS7001 Nearly