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Childhood Obesity News - How to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Natural News.com

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Between 1986 and 1998 a national survey conducted showed that the incidence of obesity doubled in children between the ages of four and twelve. A child who develops diabetes is likely to develop kidney failure or heart disease and the associated side effects of diabetes include blindness and arterial disease. If children are taught to avoid foods and beverages that contain refined sugars and other junk foods and replace these foods with whole foods that contain real nutrients that build up the body instead of tearing it down, they will grow to be strong and healthy adults. Children also need to be taught the importance of regular exercise to grow strong and healthy bodies and to enjoy the benefits of the hormones that are released with exercise. It is important to note, however, that even if a parent is faced with a child with a weight problem, a child should never be placed on an overly-restrictive diet or not allowed to eat when they are hungry. With firm, loving support of involved parents a child does not have to be sentenced to a lifetime of poor health and disease. Read Childhood Obesity

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