Details. Arrowroot is an easily digested starch extracted from the roots of the arrowroot plant, Maranta arundinacea. The starch is used as a thickener in many foods such as puddings and sauces, and is also used in cookies and other baked goods.The arrowroot plant is native to the tropics of South America.etails. Arrowroot is an easily digested starch extracted from the roots of the arrowroot plant, Maranta arundinacea. The starch is used as a thickener in many foods such as puddings and sauces, and is also used in cookies and other baked goods.
Equally as important as these physical side effects of obesity are the psychological consequences, which include the following: 1  Lowering of self-esteem often reinforced by teasing and bullying at school as well as a recurring barrage of the normal/ideal physique displayed by the media and entertainment industries.
Child Obesity. Childhood obesity is a medical condition that. affects children. It is characterized by a. weight well above the mean for their height. and age and a body mass index well above the. norm. Childhood obesity is considered by. many to be an epidemic in the United.