Children's Health & Fitness ? Start With Good Eating

July 22nd, 2012 by Len Saunders

From The Herald?..

Ask Dr. K

Dear Dr. K: I keep hearing about childhood obesity. What can I do now to make sure my 5- and 7-year-olds learn healthy eating habits?

Dear Reader: You?ve definitely got the timing right: Now is the time to start. Not only can you establish healthy eating habits, you can also influence the chemistry of your kids? bodies so that they are less likely to get fat as adults.

All the talk about childhood obesity is not just media hype. The number of children who are overweight or obese is increasing at an alarming rate. These kids are at much higher risk for developing serious health problems as adults ? high blood pressure, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.

Not only that: They?re even at increased risk for developing ?adult? diseases when they?re still children. One of my nephews who was obese developed Type 2 diabetes. That condition used to be called ?adult onset? diabetes because it typically affected overweight people after they turned 50. When he got sick, my nephew was 12.

Good eating habits will help your kids avoid obesity. Children between the ages of 5 and 10 years typically need between 1,500 and 2,000 calories per day, from a variety of healthy foods. An average day should look like this:

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