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Your kids are Fat!
Today, the majority of americans are overweight or have weight related issues. This is very true in children as well, kids today are exposed to terrible food choices at every corner. We raise our kids to eat poorly then wonder why they are fat. People are condemning their children to a lifetime of sickness and a high risk for diabetes. Look at this list compiled by “Parents Against Junk Food“:
- Nine out of 10 schools offer junk food to kids.
- One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid.
- Researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times.
- The USDA supplies schools with the same commodity foods as prisons.
- More than 32% of youths are overweight and nearly 74% are unfit.
- About 19,000 public schools, 1 in every 5, sell branded food in the cafeteria.
- Teenagers’ milk consumption decreased by 36% between 1965 and 1996, while soda consumption increased by more than 200%.
- Vending machines are in 43% of elementary schools and 97% of high schools.
- Only 29% of adolescents meet the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
- In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control declared obesity the most important public health issue in the United States.
These are scary truths, I can remember being in grade school and eating pizza and chocolate milk every afternoon. If you are a parent, please take the time to teach your kids about proper nutrition and why it should be important to them. I recommend packing a lunch!