In this article “Childhood Obesity: Is it Abuse?” by Abigail Darwin it begins by addressing childhood obesity rates and how they are rapidly increasing across the states, forcing courts and child welfare system to deal with the major issue of childhood neglect. States have to try to help all kids with obesity so it doesn’t become a harmful factor of their growth, but they also have to figure out if taking the child out of a family environment is a good idea. Today’s research shows almost 66% of american adults and 14 to 19% of children and adolescents are considered overweight and approximately 33% of adults and 11% of children are considered obese. Obese children face many risk factors which include environmentally as well as social. Many
