According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 17.6 percent of U.S. teenagers were obese in 2006 -- more than triple the rate in 1980 . FitWit 's program is a six-week after-school boot camp competition . CDC data shows childhood obesity is a huge problem in the U.S . The average American child weighs about 50 pounds more than their parents did at age 12, and nearly half of all children are overweight or obese by middle school.
FitWit 's program is a six-week after-school boot camp competition . CDC data shows childhood obesity is a huge problem in the U.S . The average American child weighs about 50 pounds more than their parents did at age 12, and nearly half of all children are overweight or obese by middle school.