Obese Quotes

With 25 per cent of Australian children overweight or obese and this figure on the increase, it is clear that the issue needs to be tackled on every front. - Peter Williams

Why are children obese? Maybe it's because cheeseburgers are $.99 and salads are $4.99... - Unknown

We've had a few more years to get obese and develop chronic illnesses, whereas they are just beginning. So, if they can look at these comparisons and say, 'We need to stop this now,' they might be better off in the long run. - Lona Sandon

We should not have our children going to school to learn how to become obese. - Jeanne Kohl-Welles

We need a new definition of malnutrition. Malnutrition means under- and over-nutrition. Malnutrition means emaciated and obese. - Catherine Bertini

We have known that kids who are overweight or obese have a higher risk for being overweight or obese as adults. But in this paper, we show that even children in the high normal weight range have an elevated risk of becoming overweight or obese as adults. - Alison Field

We have an obesity epidemic, with more than 20 percent of our 7-17 year old children in urban centers tipping the scales as either overweight or obese. - Wang Longde