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January 06, 2010
Parents urged to set positive nutritional, activity examples.
The Chicago Tribune (1/4, Guiterrez) reports, in an article citing HHS statistics on obesity rates in the US, that according to dietitians, "By setting good examples early and establishing habits of healthful eating and physical fitness, parents can give children the gift of health to carry them through adulthood."
The Tribune details the negative impact that obesity can have on children, adding that "for young kids, it shouldn't be about diet and exercise: It should be about being healthy and having fun. 'The No. 1 role model is the parent. The kid does what the parent does,' said Stacy Beeson, a registered and licensed dietitian who is St. Luke's Boise (Idaho) Medical Center outpatient dietitian and corporate wellness specialist."
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- Parents should take lead in eating right, exercise," Brenda Guiterrez, Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2010.
Posted by admin at January 6, 2010 09:13 PM