Fighting childhood obesity, for a healthier, longer life
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In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it's 1 in 5, with diet and exercise both key factors in the increase. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising, while helping decrease the risk of problems tied to obesity later in life, such as diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
Ok but it is a willpower problem. Parents should be giving their kids healthy food and kids should be wanting to eat healthy food. I mean cmon people. This is not rocket science. Eat healthy and exercise. Not that hard.
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I canāt help but notice this segments fails to make any mention of the companies that are putting these horrible chemicals into the foods and snacks we buy at the grocery stores. Good luck finding anything without high fructose corn syrup or partially hydrogenated oils unless you pay top dollar for organic foods. Canāt even find clean pickles or peanut butter without junk in it. Letās talk about the government and FDA not doing anything to regulate these āfoodā companies so they can make record profits at the expense of all Americanās health. Parent responsibility? Absolutely that is essential, but raising kids on a perfectly clean diet is exorbitantly expensive.
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Having children measure the amount of cereal they eat every day along with restricting food intake in general does not work. Removing carbohydrates, sugar and ultra processed foods is the way to eat. These kids are going to be constantly hungry following the advice given in this video.
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Nothing's wrong. My childhood toy was a bag of glass.
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The only exercise children get today is using their fingers on their phones. Obesity is real. Kids don't move/exercise much these days. When I was a child, I rode my bike, I was roller skating everyday, I ran and played with friends, I played tennis and went swimming with my siblings and friends. I rarely saw another morbidly obese child.
@Lauren_1987If people are healthy who will feed the pharmaceutical medical establishment
@carolscholp3659I lost 22 lbs in 2 months living in Europe and eating anything I wanted. They don't poison their food. No dieting just healthy food
@carolscholp3659Parental attitude seems to play a major part in this. My 8 year old niece Milly (not her real name) has always been overweight, but she has recently become obese. Her parents are fully aware of this, but they don't see it as a problem. Not even slightly. The other day her mum said "We need to go clothes shopping, because Milly's tummy's getting very big". But the way she said it was nothing more than an observation. She might as well have said "Milly's hair's getting very long".
@jackcarter5101How about our money hungry Government stop letting companies Poison us!! As a child I could eat those same snacks with much different results!!
@joandes3056Eat healthy foods, not much, and be active.
@Seekthetruth3000Schools should follow Japanās example of teaching kids the importance of nutrition, source their foods locally and seasonally, and have a certified nutritionist on staff full time to plan their meals.
@michaelmonthey5974And society with restaurants, fast food places, grocery stores selling prepared food. Huge sandwiches, portions, sugar, grease, etc. etc.
They are focused on selling more and bigger sizes and portions, conditioning society at consuming more and dangerous ingredients.
Society is not focused in sensible nutrition.
I blame the parents. 100% because they are in control of what their children eat. Not these corporations. Fast foods should be a one meal once a week thing. Home cooking healthy choices is the obvious answer. Plus you'll save a some money. And if your child says they won't eat it. Fine. Go to bed hungry. Next time they'll eat what you put in front of them. That's how it was done for several thousands of years already.
I remember in the 90's schools were notorious of filling soda machines with only sodas and energery drinks. The cateria was opened up to taco bell, burger king, mcdonalds, kfc options. The cateteria staff no longer made food because all the kids were always picking the fast food choices. It was a mess.
If you wanna fix this, we need to follow Japan's lead. They always serve health choices kids actually eat. Good luck finding a fat kid in a japanese school. Only problem is our governments see how much it will cost, they'll never do it.
At least there are some people in America
who are willing to stop obesity in its tracks ā¦
Parents and parenting (or lack thereof) are the absolute reason for all childhood issues. Also, nice stab at the current FDA (āhe used to work there but leftā)
@scottwally307Eat Whole Foods . Beans , veggies. Water and unsweetened tea
@valeriebolton2607Parents are partly to blame for this. They are the ones who are buying the rubbish and setting the example for the children
@cristinabuffington9659Parents should be able to let kiddos play freely outside without busybodies calling CPS and getting them arrested. Childhood obesity would go way down!
@CatsAreGods969When we only have Genetically modified seed we will always be obese.NO NUTRITION IN OUR DIET.
@clintsmith7Show the kids photos of visceral fat in a surgically opened abdomen. That will reach them. Just like those photos of cancer on cigarette boxes. And give the kids a basic explanation of what and where body fat is, what it does, and how to burn it off.
@egbunI donāt shop at Walmart, I choose to spend more, and support local businesses, and farmerās marketsā¦..and I live in healthy Calabasas, California. However, Iāve been inside Walmarts before and was SHOCKED by the amount of SUGAR on display, and chips, soda, cookies, etcā¦ā¦itās AWFUL!! (and this is the place most Americans shop at!!). Walmart should be FORCED to not display this garbage in such a way!!! No wonder Americans are so FAT!
@eddieg6436I lived in Colombia, SA from 2006 to 2009.
Never saw fat people. .
Lots of swimming in the summer and matzoh crackers even if not of the faith can help trim weight.
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