Fat Couch Potato Kids

Some new research adds to what makes kids fat. Usually we hear about the lack of exercise and eating too much causing many to become obese. It seems the number of children becoming obese has doubled in last few years. We see proof of this walking up and down our streets. At least they are walking.

This latest report mentions something worse than lack of exercise and eating too much. Its called Television.

You can help children avoid getting fat by limiting their TV viewing. In some ways children watching too much TV are getting fatter and fatter regardless of exercise or what they eat. These researchers observed 1,000 children between age 3 and age 15.

Those who watched the most TV were also the ones most obese. Especially the girls.

They used BMI (body mass index) -- an indicator of body fat -- to identify obese and overweight kids.

I once asked a parent who was complaining about her kids becoming fat couch potatos, " Why don't you just turn it off and let them go out and play ball or something?" Or even go walking together. She said the TV was her baby sitter and it was the best she could do. Poor kids. Poor parents. So many are addicted to this Plug-In Drug.

If you don't think its addicting........try stopping it for a few days. Pull the plug. Then you'll know more about its power over both children and parents. No wonder obesity amongst children has doubled.

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