Two Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs That Have Actually Been Proven to Work
In the wake of the September 19th, 2006 Institute of Medicine report that collectively documents our nation’s failure to address the childhood obesity crisis, I’d like to talk about two programs that have actually been proven to work under real life conditions.
PE4Life in Naperville, IL
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With the ever growing obesity rate, parents are getting more and more worried about their children & preventing their child or children from becoming obese. In this article, I would like to share 3 ways that you can prevent childhood obesity in your kids.
Some people would like to blame the obesity rate on fast food restaurants or the processed foods in the grocery stores, or the video game companies for making children overweight. They think it’s their fault because they put temptation in front of kids and put all those ads making kids want to do things that make them overweight. But these companies are not to blame. Sure, they contribute to the problem, but they are not the main issue. The real reason children become obese is because of their parents. Their parents let them play video games or watch TV all day. Their parents buy all the processed, unhealthy food that the children eat. Their parents take them to fast food restaurants to eat. Worst of all, often the parents set a bad example for their children.
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