Comments on: The health of American children http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/15/the-health-of-american-children/ Reporters' Blog for the Evening Sun Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:40:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Maggie Shayne http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/15/the-health-of-american-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 Maggie Shayne Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:31:18 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/archives/135#comment-1647 You’re so right! That story resounded with me too. It really ought to be sounding an alarm nationwide. And I think the problem is even beyond fast foods and sugary snacks and lack of activity. Processed foods are a very big problem too. Simple foods, simply prepared is my key. Meat (if you’re into that sort of thing) veggies, potatoes, fruits. Fresh or frozen, but minus all the sauces and breading and grease, and definitely minus the prepackaged, prepared meals and mixes from the grocery store with their chemical coctail of additives and preservatives.

The kids being raised on this stuff grow up unhealthy and end up with weight problems their entire lives-chronic obesity and the myriad illnesses that go with that, or eating disorders as they become desperate to get control. It’s a sad situation.

Only parents and nationwide education can fix this. It’ll have a trickle down effect, as more people stop buying junk food, corporate America will respond by making more healthy foods available. To them, the only thing that matters is the bottom line.

Thanks for posting about this, Jessica! It’s an important issue.

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