We know that a 5 to 10 percent weight loss has significant effects on blood glucose and on blood pressure and triglycerides. If you put them all together -- healthy weight, healthy eating, physical activity -- you will find on every level that you will see a reduction in diabetes and heart disease, |
Whatever you do, don't eat it in front of the television set. Eat it when you can maintain a focus, when you can taste the food, when you can taste whether it's delicious. Don't stand and eat, put it on a plate. |
You're not going to be able to find one thing that is going to be the be-all and end-all in obesity in kids. I don't think any one thing is going to have a strong effect, but if we don't start to do some of these things now, we don't have a chance in hell of reducing obesity. |