Overweight and obese children who were taught to read food labels and how to choose healthy options were able to lose weight during a two-year study. -emaxhealth
MY COMMENT: The kids (age 10-14) in the treatment group also exercised and tracked what they ate.
Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America 2009, a report released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). In addition, the percentage of obese or overweight children is at or above 30 percent in 30 states. -Medical News Today
MY COMMENT: To reverse this trend we must begin seeing better numbers in the younger age groups. According to the study, 44.4% of the children age 10-17 in Mississippi are overweight or obese (Mississippi remains number 1 on the adult ranking as well (32.5% are obese). There are too many unhealthy choices tempting our children and not enough partaking in regular physical activity.
Greater milk consumption was only linked to weight gain when it was part of a higher-calorie diet. The results suggest that milk was often consumed on top of other calorie-containing drinks rather than instead of them.
In another study among children aged 6 to 13, drinking more than 12 ounces of sweetened beverages each day was linked to about a six-ounce drop in milk consumption. Despite the drop in the amount of protein, calcium and other nutrients the children experienced, their overall calorie intake increased.
source: msnbc
Researchers following 9 year old girls for 10 years discovered a 25% drop in milk consumption and a 3x increase in sugar-sweetened beverages.
source: milknewsroom.com
MY COMMENT: Clearly it’s much easier to drink more soda than milk, and you can only guess the negative consequences on long term health. You can’t blame childhood obesity on milk.
Recent Comments