Closed playgrounds, closed schools, remote learning, no gym class, canceled sports, less exercise, and more snacking are causing American children to gain weight and be at risk for diabetes and asthma, doctors warn.
“We’re seeing a lot of elementary school-aged kids who are gaining 20 to 30 pounds in a year,” Hai Cao, a Brooklyn, N.Y., pediatrician and owner of South Slope Pediatrics in Brooklyn, N.Y. told The Wall Street Journal.
“This is a result of a very crazy year that we’ve had. This is in no way a judgmental reflection on parents.”
The weight gains are worse for children already overweight and those elementary-school aged (6 to 12 years old), according to Staten Island, N.Y., physician assistant Brittany Wilson to the Journal.
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