All Entries in the "Childhood Obesity" Category
KewlBites For Ending Childhood Obesity
I am so excited to see Reed Alexander taking on childhood obesity with his Kewlbites website. Reed’s generation is the first generation since the Civil War that has a shorter life expectancy than my generation. This shocking fact is due to childhood obesity which is preventable and completely unnecessary. I have called this child abuse [...]
Food Revolution Day
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day is Saturday, May 19. This is your chance for you to help put an end to childhood obesity and an end to the preventable obesity epidemic that is escalating healthcare costs and budget deficits worldwide. You can make a difference by connecting with your community through events at schools, restaurants, [...]
Dr. John McDougall’s Formal Report to the State of Florida about Our Largest Source of Child Abuse: Food
Kudos to Dr. John McDougall for formally reporting to the State of Florida about our largest source of child abuse: Food. Today, for the first time since the Civil War, our children have a shorter life expectancy than my generation due to the preventable disease of childhood obesity. I am with Dr. McDougall in thinking [...]
Student Fitness Improves with Anti-obesity Program
It would only make sense that student fitness would improve with an anti-obesity program. Personally, and as the director of Slender For Life™ hypnosis weight loss I am passionate about ending childhood obesity. I have repeatedly said for years that I believe it to be criminal that we are abusing our children today with food [...]
Overweight Kids Lose Weight When Their Parents Do
It should be no surprise that overweight kids lose weight when their parents do. I have been writing and saying for years that weight loss must be a family affair. It simply does not work to tell your kid to eat healthy snacks like fruit while you are sneaking the Snickers bar or a spoonful [...]
Kids Still Eat Too Much Added Sugar
I love it when busy parents talk to me about their kids and ways of avoiding too much added sugar. Its exciting to me when parents tell me that even with both of them working and all the after school activities, they still make healthy eating an important component for their family. Busy families are [...]
Family Involvement To End Childhood Obesity
Ending childhood obesity requires family involvement. At Slender For Life™ I know that children’s weight loss just has to be a family affair. Children are much more successful with lasting weight loss when the whole family is eating healthy and is when the whole family is involved in physical activities. Success is even greater when [...]
Does Junk Food in Schools Matter?
I really do think that the presence of junk food in schools really does matter. If nothing else, it sends a message to our kids that as adults we don’t care enough about them to educated and protect them from the poisons of junk, fast and processed food. It is up to parents to educate [...]
Alliance For A Healthier Generation Waging War On Childhood Obesity
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Hooray for The Alliance For A Healthier Generation for waging war on childhood obesity. The initiative combines healthy food and exercise at school. This is an exciting and important project for our future. American children are growing up fat and sick unnecessarily. Childhood [...]
Some Kids Cereals Have the Sugar Content of Cookies and Twinkies
Why parents are buying kids cereals that have the sugar content of cookies and Twinkies is quite beyond my comprehension. Childhood obesity is a preventable epidemic in the United States and there is simply no excuse that we are doing this to our children. Again, I will quote John McDougall, MD: “The pain and suffering [...]
Teens Don’t Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies
Are your teens eating enough fruits and veggies? Fruit, vegetables and whole grains are essential to the mental and physical development of your children. One way you can encourage your kids of any age to eat healthy is to only buy healthy food for meals and snacks and to set a good example by eating [...]
Kids Get Extra Calories From Food Outside Home
It is the Holidays and its even easier for kids to get extra calories from food outside your home. Seems like everywhere you turn there are candies, cookies and other goodies readily available. It’s really easy to succumb to these temptations – after all, it’s the holidays and these Holiday goodies only come once each [...]
Pizza As A Vegetable?
No, Congress did not declare pizza a vegetable but we do need keep lobbying our congressional representatives to get the school lunch program right. Childhood obesity is a preventable epidemic in this nation and school meal programs play an important role in the nutrition of our kids. Even if you don’t have children or grandchildren [...]
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