http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120909/OPINION02/209090310/Childhood-obesity-an-adult-problem

Childhood obesity an adult problem

"Childhood obesity is a serious problem in Guam. Two weeks ago, Dr. Annette M. David, co-founder of Health Partners LLC, a Guam-based clinical and consulting health practice, presented some scary statistics at the 2012 Healthy Island Healthy People Conference.

Among them: 32 percent of children in Guam are either overweight or obese (Guam DOE Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, as provided by Dr. David, Guam State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup).

She also cautioned not to be fooled by any reports that point to downward trends in overweight kids, because many of these kids are not getting fit but are being reclassified from overweight to obese."