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- Obesity rates in the US have doubled since 1980.
- Over two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and this is now spreading to our children, affecting their growth, health and quality of life.
- In the past 3 decades, there has been a 300% increase in the rate of children who are overweight or obese.
The Parents’ Survival Guide: Childhood Obesity is a one-hour television and Internet program addressing prevention and cure of a growing pediatric health problem.
The causes of childhood obesity are many and varied. So too the solutions must be multi-faceted. The “first line of defense” must be in the home. This program focuses on the role of parents in their children’s food consumption and exercise.