Dr. Salvatore Anzalone works with patient Nathan Blagg at the Healthcare Network YMCA location in Naples, as part of the “Wellness Warriors” program that tackles the rise in obesity among local children and teens. It’s funded by grants from NCEF and Blue Cross Blue Shield and is in partnership with NCH and the University of Florida. Photo by Chris Tilley
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Wellness Warriors
Healthcare Network fights childhood obesity
In this age of fast food, processed foods and increasingly busy parents, one in five U.S. children and adolescents are obese, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, with a body mass index at or above the 95th percentile for age and sex.
