Obesity Epidemic
I have a challenge for you.....
The Obesity Epidemic is in all the news. Everyday I get news releases on what some state or country is proposing to do to protect our school children or the general working population.
This quote from Dr Gerald Hass at Harvard Medical School ...That is a hard argument to make in the face of a depressed, obese child whose health is failing, who has no safe place to exercise, and is under siege by adults selling him salt, fat, sugar and a shorter, sadder life. As adults, we have an obligation to do better. This in response to people saying individual and families should be responsible for the health of children rather than government regulations.
1. I don't know of any children under 16 who drive the car to a fast food place, pull out their wallet and buy fat fast food.
2. Yes the government subsidized lunch program should be overhauled. This program continues to use high-fat, high-starch, agricultural surplus food.
3. Have you ever eaten lunch at an elementary school? French fries, bread, canned sweetened fruit, mac and cheese, pizza - this is a healthy diet?
4. Middle schools and high schools absolve themselves of the problem by installing vending machines with colas and chips. In defense of this - the schools claim they need the extra revenue because of lack of funding.
5. Children, like their parents are not getting enough sleep. Not enough sleep - gain weight.
Read the rest of this article at Obesity Epidemic. Then I ask you to come back and take this challenge.
The Obesity Epidemic is in all the news. Everyday I get news releases on what some state or country is proposing to do to protect our school children or the general working population.
This quote from Dr Gerald Hass at Harvard Medical School ...That is a hard argument to make in the face of a depressed, obese child whose health is failing, who has no safe place to exercise, and is under siege by adults selling him salt, fat, sugar and a shorter, sadder life. As adults, we have an obligation to do better. This in response to people saying individual and families should be responsible for the health of children rather than government regulations.
1. I don't know of any children under 16 who drive the car to a fast food place, pull out their wallet and buy fat fast food.
2. Yes the government subsidized lunch program should be overhauled. This program continues to use high-fat, high-starch, agricultural surplus food.
3. Have you ever eaten lunch at an elementary school? French fries, bread, canned sweetened fruit, mac and cheese, pizza - this is a healthy diet?
4. Middle schools and high schools absolve themselves of the problem by installing vending machines with colas and chips. In defense of this - the schools claim they need the extra revenue because of lack of funding.
5. Children, like their parents are not getting enough sleep. Not enough sleep - gain weight.
Read the rest of this article at Obesity Epidemic. Then I ask you to come back and take this challenge.
So I challenge you - an adult with a whole lot more control of your time than children have - in 2 months - can you walk a marathon? That works out to 15 minutes a day.
I am starting today. Please join me. Commit to this rather than a hospital stay for stroke. Make a comment telling me that yes you will walk a marathon.
Join the 2-month marathon club today.
until next time - smile
Sharon
posted by sharono at 11:18 AM
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