In an announcement that's picking up considerable press, the
Alliance for a Healthier Generation (which includes the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation) has announced it's doing something to prevent kids from getting fatter. They're calling for kids to visit
dieticians, many of whom are so utterly ignorant of nutrition that they still don't believe raw foods are nutritionally different from cooked foods. (Remarkably, they still don't teach this stuff to dieticians...)
If these grandstanding initiatives sound familiar, it's because the same organizations announced a big initiative a few years ago to remove
soft drinks from public schools. Guess what? The soft drinks are still there, and the
kids are still fat. And that's why they need this new announcement, of course, which will make no difference either.
Do you really want to stop
childhood obesity? Sign my Health Revolution Petition at
www.HealthRevolutionPetition.org and dare to call for REAL, revolutionary changes in
health care that will end the sick care system and restore real health to
children and adults alike!
And get those kids off high-fructose
corn syrup, pushed by the Corn Refiners Association.
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Health Buzz: Curbing Childhood Obesity and Other Health News- US News & World Report•
Initiative Takes Aim At Obesity In Children- Washington PostAuthors' Quotes on Children and Obesity
Below, you'll find selected quotes from noted authors on the subject of Children and Obesity. Feel free to quote these in your own work provided you give proper credit to both the original author quoted here and this
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Consider our
children, who are spending more time with computers, television and video games, and less time at physical play. From 1960 to 2000,
obesity among U.S.
Children aged six to ten years increased 54 percent. Parents, do not kid yourselves: Few
children outgrow
weight problems. Eighty percent of
obese children and adolescents become obese
adults. These high
obesity levels in
children already are contributing to widespread diseases, including cardiovascular disease,
diabetes and cancer. These conditions frequently are associated with
obesity and used to be rare in
children.
-
Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It by Raymond Francis-
Available on Amazon.comThe
obesity epidemic tracks the 4-A
epidemics, as well as the diabetes
epidemic, and is closely related to them. One link among all of these
disorders is the presence of inflammation, which is now regarded as a significant trigger of
obesity. Obesity has doubled among
children and adolescents during the past twenty years. Now, an estimated 20 percent of all American
children are obese or overweight.
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Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders by Kenneth Bock-
Available on Amazon.comOverall, most recent estimates suggest that 17% of U.S.
Children and adolescents are
overweight, and an additional 17% have a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentiles, indicating
risk of overweight. The high prevalence of
obesity among
children is of particular concern given that childhood-onset
obesity often tracks with adult
obesity. The alarming increase in the prevalence of
obesity during the past few decades has raised concerns about associated health risks for
children, adolescents, and adults.
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Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease by Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey-
Available on Amazon.comObesity in
children is a problem of major significance. Rates are growing around the world; the medical, psychological, and social consequences are harsh; and the primary
causes, poor diet and declining activity, are themselves growing worse. Obesity in
children has increased two- to threefold in the United States in the last twenty-five years. The increase in minority groups is double that in white
children. The prevalence of overweight
children during the period 1988?994 was 10.5 percent for ages twelve through nineteen, 11.3 percent for ages six through eleven.
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Food Fight by Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen-
Available on Amazon.comOf the
children with type 2 diabetes, 74 percent were black and 24 percent white. In contrast, 18 percent of the type 1
children were black and 82 percent white, a statistical makeup not unlike the demographics of Arkansas's population. The finding startled researchers because type 2 diabetes usually develops in people over thirty, and previously was considered rare in
children.
Type 2 diabetes is associated typically with
obesity, and the latest figures show
obesity in
children and teens has increased dramatically in recent years.
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The Diabetes Cure : A Natural Plan That Can Slow, Stop, Even Cure Type 2 Diabetes by Dr. Vern Cherewatenko and Paul Perry-
Available on Amazon.comThe increase of
soda consumption by
children under five is a significant
event. In my opinion this has a direct relationship to increased occurrence of
obesity and asthma in
children. Occurrence of asthma in
children tripled between 1980 and 1994, and
obesity in
children has now become a national crisis -- another impact of excessive soda
consumption in this sector of society. Caffeine, one of the main components of most sodas, is a drug. It has addictive properties because of its direct action on the brain. It also acts on the kidneys and causes increased urine production.
-
Obesity Cancer & Depression: Their Common Cause & Natural Cure by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj-
Available on Amazon.comThe rate of
obesity among our
children alone has tripled in the last two decades, the same two decades in which
soda consumption among
children has tripled for boys and doubled for girls. According to a study recently cited in the Lancet Journal, drinking one soda or sweetened beverage a day increases the risk for
obesity among
children by 60%. In addition, soda consumption puts
children at risk for learning and behavioral disorders and Type 2 diabetes.
-
If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle by Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.-
Available on Amazon.comHarvard research has shown that a
vegetarian diet also reduces colds and
allergies.
Children especially benefit greatly from
meat abstinence. Studies show that vegetarian
children have better teeth and are afflicted with fewer children's diseases than non-vegetarian
children. They are also less prone to
obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart
disease. According to Harvard nutritionist Jean Mayer, we would have enough
food for the entire developing world if we ate half as much meat.
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Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You by Andreas Moritz-
Available on Amazon.com
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