Inactivity Is US Kids’ Biggest Health Problem

Lack of exercise tops the list of the biggest concerns about kids’ health, according to a new survey of American adults. The plight of young couch potatoes outranked teen pregnancy and drug abuse as problems that adults are concerned about, according to the survey. Not getting enough exercise was ranked a "big problem" by 39% of adults surveyed, followed closely by childhood obesity (38%) and smoking and tobacco use (34%). University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.