Childhood Obesity Problems

Recently, I saw an ad on television that talked about the fact that over 12 million youths in America are overweight. Let that number sink in for a second. 12 million. 12 million? Are you kidding me? That's more than the total population of the entire nation of Greece. The poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles that today's youth (and adults) live by certainly are the major factors to blame. And, to be fair, we can't really blame the children. No, in most cases, the parents of these children are to blame. Of course, there are genetic conditions that can contribute, but in most cases, the poor role modeling that their parents do is a prime reason. What do we expect our children to think is acceptable if our diets consist of fast foods

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