From child obesity to screening times to genetically modified foods, readers in the epoch era share their opinions on the root causes of childhood health.
Research by the American Medical Association shows that although the US leads in wealth and technology, American children (ages 1-19) face 80% higher risk of death than children in many developed countries.
Chronic diseases are also a problem among our children. According to the 2020 Centers for Disease Control Report, almost 13% of children aged 2 to 5 and 21% of children aged 6 to 11 were obese.