As any reader ofThe Shangri-La Dietknows, I attribute the obesity epidemic to ditto foods — foods that taste exactly the same each time, such as factory food and fast food. We eat a lot more of these foods today than 50 years ago or even 20 years ago.
An alternative explanation of the obesity epidemic that many people believe is too little exercise. People who deal with childhood obesity, in particular, often say the problem is too much TV, too little playground.
If kids are fat due to lack of exercise, more exercise should be a good solution.A new studyshows it isn’t. It turns out that giving kids more P.E. doesn’t cause weight loss:
In studies involving nearly 10,000 children, primarily in elementary schools, none demonstrated a reduction in BMI with those who were assigned to the most phys-ed time, compared to those who didn’t have as much.
I may be completely off the mark here, but I think that part of the problem with overweight kids deals with the modern mentality of parents. Computers, tv's and video games have become built in babysitters for parents who rush around leading hectic lives and trying to balance a career with family. Our kids eat, ready made foods that contain little or no true nutrition, but are abundant in additives and preservatives that the body has great difficulty in digesting. PE classes in schools are given less than an hour a day to make sure each child remains active. What happens when they leave the school grounds. For those kids that are lucky enough to play in extracurricular sports, obesity is not as common. What's wrong with this picture? I know that not every parent is able to make time or even has the athletic ability to participate in some form of sport with their child. It would be a step in the right direction though, if they could squeeze in a walk, run or bike ride occasionally. Kids are only kids for a little while. Too soon they grow up to be adults and eventually mimic the mistakes of the parents.
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Posted by Seth Roberts ..
As any reader ofThe Shangri-La Dietknows, I attribute the obesity epidemic to ditto foods — foods that taste exactly the same each time, such as factory food and fast food. We eat a lot more of these foods today than 50 years ago or even 20 years ago.
An alternative explanation of the obesity epidemic that many people believe is too little exercise. People who deal with childhood obesity, in particular, often say the problem is too much TV, too little playground.
If kids are fat due to lack of exercise, more exercise should be a good solution.A new studyshows it isn’t. It turns out that giving kids more P.E. doesn’t cause weight loss:
ViaCalorie Lab.