September was Childhood Obesity Prevention month. For 30 days we focused our advocacy efforts on asking legislators to make sure our children have healthy meals options in school in addition to maintain physical education standards. Currently, 25% of the nation’s children are showing early warning signs of heart diseases, but this can be undone. The battle on obesity is totally winnable!! We know how important healthy food and exercise are to the development of our kid’s brains and bodies…so why stop now? The month of October grants us 31 additional days to continue our obesity prevention endeavors. After all, health is 365!!
Over 94% of the top 25 fast food restaurants children’s menus are extremely high in calories even after making substitutions for supposedly better options. This is because kid menus are dominated by burgers, chicken nuggets, fries and sugary sodas. Add sedentary lifestyles to this picture and you have a recipe for adverse effects on health.
As parents you are the gatekeeper to your family’s health. For the month of October focus on healthy eating at home instead of fast food places. Let’s continue our obesity prevention for another 31 days!!
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