Childhood Obesity Trends

Andy Mackensen was tired of hearing about the growing childhood obesity trend and the serious health conditions that accompany it.

Cracking eggs and peeling apples are not typical activities of 6-year-olds, but that is what children at the YMCA were doing at the recent "Taste Buds" class at the facility in Blue Water, Michigan, The Times Herald reports.

Families that play together stay healthy together. That is what the results of a recent study found, Fox News reports.

The state of Indiana is making a renewed effort to get its residents healthy, after being ranked the 38th healthiest state in the U.S. - a position that has not changed since the United Health Foundation's last annual checkup, The Journal Gazette reports.

Childhood obesity can be difficult for kids to deal with, but can be even harder for parents to discuss with their sons and daughters. That is why some organizations provide programs to help families tackle the problem.