A Positive Move Forward for Childhood Obesity

farsighted · 04-04-2007, 11:55 AM

http://tinyurl.com/2fomxl
Hey all -- I found this article really interesting and wanted to share. It has some scary stats about childhood obesity, some of them will really shock you (example: In 1963, the average 10-year-old girl weighed 77 pounds; now she weighs about 88. A 10-year-old boy who was 74 pounds then is now about 85 pounds)! The good news: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is pledging $500 million to solve the problem. This is the largest amount of money ever directed toward childhood obesity. I used to be a camp counselor and I totally saw this every day -- kids eat so much crap and can sit for hours watching TV or playing video games. It was really sad, actually.

**Bill5461** · 04-04-2007, 02:16 PM

Before I got to the end I was thinking TV, Video, Computers..There's your problem. That and the parents that don't want to be parents. They want to be friends instead.

04-04-2007, 11:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
farsighted Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 564 My Profile	A Positive Move Forward for Childhood Obesity http://tinyurl.com/2fomxl Hey all -- I found this article really interesting and wanted to share. It has some scary stats about childhood obesity, some of them will really shock you (example: In 1963, the average 10-year-old girl weighed 77 pounds; now she weighs about 88. A 10-year-old boy who was 74 pounds then is now about 85 pounds)! The good news: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is pledging $500 million to solve the problem. This is the largest amount of money ever directed toward childhood obesity. I used to be a camp counselor and I totally saw this every day -- kids eat so much crap and can sit for hours watching TV or playing video games. It was really sad, actually.

04-04-2007, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bill5461 Scarlett Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 12,251 My Profile	Before I got to the end I was thinking TV, Video, Computers..There's your problem. That and the parents that don't want to be parents. They want to be friends instead.

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