It’s not getting better, it’s getting worse.
We are not talking a little chubby here, we are talking clinically obese - at age 4!
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97D5VNG0&show_article=1
It’s time for a little tough love.
I talk to a lot of parents who just don’t seem to get it.
Mom and Dad, if your child is overweight or obese, whose fault is it really?
Do your kids do the grocery shopping? Did your 6 year old buy his game system? Does he control how long he [...]
I came across this story recently on the sharp increase in prescriptions for digestive problems. The article cites data that shows over 2 million prescriptions of this kind for the under 18 crowd. The stunning thing is that there are 557,259 infants and children up to age 4 that are on these drugs. Are you [...]
I thought this article was worth revisiting - We need to get our kids moving, not set them up for a lifetime of drugs!
Ok I admit it, this one really ticks me off. I was reading an article on children and the growing number with risk factors for heart disease. A new study (Note: I [...]
Did you know that in the United States…
30 billion dollars a year is spent on dieting
1/3 of children under the age of 17 (~25 million) are overweight or obese
24% of the total US population (~72 million men, women and children) are considered obese
46.1% have high cholesterol
8.8% have diabetes
58.3% are not physically active
Because of these trends, [...]
