In Georgia, one in five children is overweight. A special camp for obese kids run by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is now in its second summer and the program is helping severely obese children lose weight and learn to live a healthier lifestyle.
It’s activity hour at Camp Strong 4 Life and the pool is packed. But the giant slides aren’t the main attraction here. Fourteen year old Zarea Adams is glistening in the sun—the sparkling center of a circle of teenage girls.
She’s practically a celebrity here.
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