mo4ch:>One in five US kids is obese, and it can get WORSE due to Covid-19 lockdowns, even amid growing shortages | Mo4ch News

Nearly a fifth of America’s youth are severely overweight, the latest national data shows. The trend only got worse with millions idling indoors under Covid-19 lockdowns – even as the same policies propel food shortages in the US.The newest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – derived from a gold-standard health survey in which more than 2,800 children were polled – shows that 19.3 percent of American children aged between 2 and 19 are obese, up by about one percent from the previous national survey, according to the Associated Press.The newly released data was collected during the most recent survey in 2018. It shows a disturbing upward trend over the past few years, with obesity among kids up by nearly 4 percent since 2006. Severe obesity – defined by the CDC as a body mass index of 40 or higher – has remained at the same level, around 6 percent for several years, however.Also on rt.comSelf-isolation may save lives, but exacerbates mental health issues &a…