Showing posts with label weight issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight issues. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

CIO Foundation: My Opinion



"The Most Common Health Problem Facing U.S. Children Today---CHILDHOOD OBESITY---A Condition Robbing Kids Of Both Their Quality And Quantity Of Life."


"Overweight And Obesity Are Destroying Our Children's Lives!"


"ONE In THREE Kids Born In 2000 Is Expected To Develop Type 2 Diabetes, With The Risk Of Blindness, Loss Of Kidney Function, And Early Death Associated With It."


"The Stigmatization Directed At Obese Children By Their Peers, Parents, Educators and Others Is Pervasive And Often Unrelenting."



Do those statements seem familiar to you? Have you ever seen or heard these statements made? They are on the website of the "CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL OBESITY FOUNDATION.

This is a FANTASTIC website and organization that can truly help Parents that have kids with weight issues. This is just a sample of what they provide:


  1. The Facts, Effects, Causes, Costs Associated with Childhood Obesity
  2. Programs and Support
  3. News and Events
  4. Emergency Intervention and Advocacy
  5. Kids Only Section

Their MISSION:


"The Children’s International Obesity Foundation is dedicated to predicting, preventing, treating, and ultimately eliminating childhood overweight and obesity. This increasingly costly and painful health epidemic is affecting the world’s population of babies, youngsters, adolescents and young adults. We believe our goal is within reach — but we need your support."


PLEASE! If you have any questions or concerns about your Child's weight issues; have any questions about his or her healthy eating and diet or lack there of; any questions at all please visit their website.


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Monday, October 6, 2008

Talking To Your Kids About Their Weight? This Can Backfire!

Talking with your kids about "weight issues" can be a very touchy subject. You do not want to come across as a "nag" or even worse, possibly degrading your kids. If you want to take on any weight issues with your kids, make sue that you do it in a positive way! Do not single them out; make your conversations be a "whole-family" issue that you all need to work on getting healthier. Being a healthy parent needs to be an on-going process. If you talk to your kids in a negative way about any weight issues that they might be having; like saying: "Your getting too fat" or "Do you have to eat all that?"; this will backfire on you and you will have many difficulties with your relationship with your kids. They could rebel against you. They could defy anything you say. They could also have major psychological issues as they grow to adulthood. If you are having problems with talking with your kids about weight issues and eating healthy, check out the video below. Make sure you then click on the link below the video to get information on what you can do TODAY to get the help you need with Healthy Eating and Weight Loss.







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Friday, September 26, 2008

Healthy Eating And Exercise Go Together






So now you are eating healthy but you need to lose weight. Eating is only half of the equation. The other half? You need to exercise to burn off the fat pounds.This does not mean that you also stop eating properly when it comes to what you actually do for your exercise activities. "Food Fuels The Body" mantra is very important when it comes to your exercise activities. What you eat before as well as after your workout is vital for you to get and maintain your desired results.

Balanced eating is not for just for your "classic mealtimes" i.e. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. You also need to have a balanced mix of meals before AND after your workout. Many people do not consume a meal, either pre-workout or post-workout or even both.

A pre-workout meal is very important to give your body the fuel to sustain your workout at an optimal fat-burning level and to give you sustainability to your workout regime; whether you are doing cardio work or resistance training.

A post-workout meal is as important as your pre-workout meal. After you exercise, your energy is depleted and your body will use the energy in your muscle tissue to help your brain function if you do not replace the "fuel" with a balanced post-workout meal of protein and carbohydrates.


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