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How To Prevent Childhood Obesity

With child obesity rates rising parents need to help their children. Exercise and diet are key factors in ensuring that your child will never be overweight and helping remove excess weight if it is a problem. Good Diet Choices Cut out sodas, juices, chips, and excess sweet treats. It doesn’t mean you have to eliminate everything, just cut back. My children only get soda on special occasions and we rarely drink juice, instead I serve water and milk. Candy, cookies, and ice cream are a treat, not an everyday occurrence. Help your children make good snack choices. There are many … Continue reading →

Childhood Obesity Rising

According to the American Obesity Association, obesity among children and teens is reaching epidemic levels. About 30% of children and teens are overweight, which means that they are over 80% in the growth charts. Half of those children and teens are obese, scoring 95% or more in the weight charts for their age. Children, who are overweight, with at least one overweight parent, are 79% more likely to be overweight as adults. This epidemic is caused by poor dietary habits and inactivity. Fast food and high sugar processed foods are replacing yesterday’s home cooked meals. Today’s youth are more likely … Continue reading →

Overweight and Invisible

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– How you perceive yourself and how others perceive you when you are obese I used to weigh 265 pounds. I am only about 5’9” so, yes, I was obese. But I was invisible. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? How can a person be composed of so much mass and be invisible? Well, in a society that places such a huge value on thinness, we become conditioned to value thin and consider the obese less than worthy of our attention. Unfortunately, those who are obese sometimes fall prey to this thinking and begin to think even less of themselves. It is … Continue reading →