Boosting the number of children who play sports by just 25 percent by 2030 would save the country tens of billions of dollars in medical costs, a report claims.Less than a quarter of American children ages six to 17 get the recommended hour of physical activity everyday, a figure that has been trending downward for decades while youth obesity has soared and now affects one in five kids. A study led by researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) found boosting the number of children in sports by 25 percent over next five and a half years would lead to $80billion savings, 1.71 million and 352,000 cases of weight-related diseases such as type 2 and heart disease.
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