AMERICAS FAT KIDS

What really is the reason kids in america being obese?
You can go into just about any educational institute
and you immediately encounter scores of above ample
sized kids.. .a lot bordering on being morbidly obsessed
even .Children who are overweight are say about 75 percent
chance of growing into obese adults. Ok it is a simple
equation ..you eat a certain amount over what you burn
daily and all that excess (what is not expelled as waste)
stays in your system as fat. This is the underlying
mechanics that explains what is happening generally.
However... the real issue is what do we do about it.

Now nothing is say wrong with eating after all
we need to eat to live but its when its overdone
that problems arises. If all that happens is an
accumulation of fat and a subsequent increase in girth
then apart from the giving rise to some very huge and
ackward individuals, we would'nt have a problem .However
it's the health issues that is the real negative
here...heart diseases ,muscle dystrophy, blood pressure,
cholesterol build up, activity retardation and a whole
lot more .All of this results in a mark reduction in
the production and life of the individual and as a
consequence... the economy. You see that persons imput
will be missing from the overall population im put of
the nations workforce.

So we look to the kids to see if there is something
that can be put in to place from there to stop this process
or at least reduce it. It is interesting to note that
the rate of overweight and obese children and adolescents
has been practically multiplied by 2 over the last 15 years.
Medical complications of overweightedness usually seen
only in grown people have now begun to show up in children
and teens. Diabetes and cholesterol afflictions have
reached almost epidemic quantities among kids in
North America. The American Academy of Pediatrics is
saying the term obesity not be used, but instead they
refer to children with too much weight as overweight.

It has been established that Many overweight kids
resort food to when emotionally distressed, depressed,
stressed, or bored. For most, this is sub conscious. but,
they become hooked on this 'consolement eating' behavior
and unable to stop. Hence a fight ensues to stifle the
urges for highly desirable foods, e.g. 'junk food,' even
though fully aware of the negative effects of even more
weight gain.

This is highly indicative of an addiction
dependence on real tempting and pleasurable foods.
Resourceful evidence now points to overeating as uncannily
similar to smoking, drinking, and even drug abuse. The
first conference on "Food and Addiction" was held at Yale
University in July 2007. And a new study reports: "Sugar
and fat-rich foods are being eaten because they are
addictive." The main difference between tobacco, alcohol,
drugs, and high pleasure foods thus seems to be simply
that highly pleasurable foods are easy to aquire by kids

Obesity frequently becomes a lifelong issue. The reason
most obese adolescents regain their lost pounds is that after
they have reached their goal, they resort to their old bad
habits of eating and not exercising. An overweight adolescent
must consequentially learn to eat and enjoy healthy foods
in moderate amounts and to exercise regularly to attain and
retain and the desired weight. Parents can also contribute
to keeping their kids from becoming even more obese and even
encourage them to get smaller...by,instead of harping on
and on about how fat and unhealthy their kid is instigate
positive discourse which has proven to be a lot more helpful
in re-bolstering their confidence,self worth, resulting in
them eventually losing weight.

Another factor that impinges upon the nutritional quality
of a child's diet is the fact that many American families
don't eat meals together very often. Research shows that
when children eat meals with their parents they eat a more
nutritious diet. The nutritional quality of a child's diet
is positively influenced not only by having a pleasant
family atmosphere at mealtime, but also by having a good
parental role model as far as food preferences are concerned.
Children who eat by themselves tend to eat foods high in fat,
sugar and salt.But poor nutrition is not the only downside of
allowing children to fend for themselves. Regular family meals
also provide order, discipline and emotional security for a
child. Psychologists have found that positive child-parent
interactions improve a child's development and their cognitive
ability.

The Department of Health and Human Services, encourages
healthy habits more than ever through their work to eliminate
health disparities; their many initiatives designed to encourage
physical activity, healthy eating, and regular checkups; and
their nationwide campaigns to discourage smoking and drug and
alcohol abuse.

To help promote healthy lifestyles,they are visiting schools
across America in their 50 Schools in 50 States Initiative to
talk with kids about avoiding drugs and alcohol, avoiding
tobacco in every form, being physically active, eating right,
and making healthy choices every day.
Each time out on the road, whether at a school or passing
through an airport, you can meet young people who are making
choices that affect their health and well-being. It is believed
that what they see and hear in the media can have a profound
effect on their choices.