How to Protect our Children From Obesity

When we were children we grew up worrying about getting on the bicycle and riding with our friends or playing baseball and football. We always had plenty of choices to get the exercise that we needed and didn't even know we were getting it. Now days you can see that things have changed. We used to have to go to our friends house to talk to them and now they have cell phones and internet to communicate. Meaning they don't have to move or walk anymore. They also have video games to play instead of the games themselves meaning no exercise. I read not to long ago that by 2012 80% of America is going to be over weight or obese. I also read the Dept. of health in NY State says that 10% of 4 to 5 year olds are overweight and as they age one in 5

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