Which quote from the text best supports the idea that childhood obesity is a growing problem?

1

"When we regularly take in more calories than we burn off, the result is excess body fat-in medical terms, obesity."

2

"In 1980, only 7% of American children and 5% of American teenagers were obese. By 2012 those percentages had jumped to 18% and 21%."

3

"The lure of passive entertainment and the appeal of calorie-laden snack foods sing their siren songs to adults as well as children."

4

"Kicking a soccer ball, riding a bike, running races, swimming in a pool-all these activities are so much fun that nobody thinks of them as exercise. But they count toward the daily 60 minutes of exercise that the National Institute of Health recommends for all children!"

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Brenda Ochoa

16 June, 11:23

Which quote from the text best supports the idea that childhood obesity is a growing problem?

1

"When we regularly take in more calories than we burn off, the result is excess body fat-in medical terms, obesity."

2

"In 1980, only 7% of American children and 5% of American teenagers were obese. By 2012 those percentages had jumped to 18% and 21%."

3

"The lure of passive entertainment and the appeal of calorie-laden snack foods sing their siren songs to adults as well as children."

4

"Kicking a soccer ball, riding a bike, running races, swimming in a pool-all these activities are so much fun that nobody thinks of them as exercise. But they count toward the daily 60 minutes of exercise that the National Institute of Health recommends for all children!"

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Arias · Answer 1

Answer: quote 2 explains the growth of childhood obesity with statistics.

Explanation:

>quote 1 explains how you get obese.

>quote 3 is irrelevant to the question.

>quote 4 is how to lose weight.