If your children eat a bit of junk food one or two times a week, there’s no need to worry. But if it’s a regular habit, then you need to start slowly changing that habit as soon as possible, Mara Z. She suggests a number of steps that parents can take to help their children eat healthier foods. Parents need to set the standard of healthy eating in the home, Vitolins says. Many times children won’t even try healthy foods because they weren’t involved in selecting the foods, Vitolins says. Read Childhood Obesity

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