Comments on: Tuesday Trends. (it’s a long one, folks. grab a healthy snack and yer water bottle)

By: Billy Lloyd

Billy Lloyd — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:08:38 +0000

more people are becoming obese these days because of too much junk food and too much sugar in snacks and fast foods. .

By: GO HEALTHY GO FIT » Blog Archive » Battling obesity the healthy way - Part 2

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:15:49 +0000

[...] Mizfit wrote a very eye opening article on childhood obesity. [...]

By: Herbalife Discount

Herbalife Discount — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:35:59 +0000

I love that Governor Schwarzenegger is forcing CA schools to change their foods for kids. We can’t expect our kids to understand the ramifications of their choices at such young ages. So, we have to help them make smarter choices about the foods they eat. People that let their children become obese by eating junk foods should be arrested for child abuse.
Keep smiling
Rich at Diet777.com
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By: MizFit

MizFit — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:36:16 +0000

heather, I really like your sentiment about more being focused on LIFESTYLE than SIZE.

Really, really good reminder.

M.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:50:27 +0000

As a parent of 5 and an educator, this topic has been all over me. Man, if we only could rewuire parents to give healthy meals and a healthy lifestyle to children, then we wouldn’t be in this crisis…It’s really sad to see that one of the big reasons our children are obese is because of our inability to keep them healthy.

By: Sandy (Momisodes)

Sandy (Momisodes) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:27:53 +0000

What a great post! I’ve been thinking about this recently. Those statistics and facts are really interesting. Especially about girls reaching puberty and TV use.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:20:05 +0000

Jumping in (late) to say that my concern is less with the size of children than with the lifestyle. To me, it’s about the lack of sleep, the obsession with video games and TV, the complete lack of awareness about food as fuel, choosing beverages filled with chemicals and sugar instead of water to hydrate their bodies, sitting still instead of doing what should come naturally and playing (I can’t imagine ever encouraging my children to “exercise”) . . . . it’s all a lifestyle they’re learning from adults, and far scarier to me than the body size that is sometimes a symptom (because we’ve all seen “skinny” kids who eat horribly and never play actively–I’m just as concerned about their lifestyle, even if they have a “skinny” gene pool).

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:32:10 +0000

My thoughts on Hannah Montana: I heard that my 5-year-old niece loved her, and I’m wary of the types of role models that kids are exposed to, so I checked the show out. And I think she’s great! Maybe not perfect, but considering her popularity, I was pleased. The character is a tough, down-to-earth girl. She has good relationships with her family. She doesn’t seem concerned at all with how she looks, because she’s busy having fun with her friends.

Granted, I’ve only seen two episodes (really, I swear! I don’t watch every day!), but I think the best thing is to show role models who have a healthy attitude towards their bodies (as in, they are fit but don’t obsess about their looks!)

By: MizFit

MizFit — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:59:19 +0000

Thanks Rachel for sharing your unique perspective.

M.

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:53:36 +0000

I am not really affected by the words childhood obesity.

I am affected by seeing it every day! Knowing that these kids are setting themselves up for quite a challenge in their future life! I want to use the “Reality Ray” and kick some serious fast food and fast food eaters butt…but enough about me.

Back to my happy place

Until tomorrow, when I see it again