Deborah Harrell wrote:
> "...Naomi Neufeld, a pediatric endocrinologist in Los
> Angeles, recalls that in 1986, when she had just
> started a non-profit weight-control program called
> KidShape, obesity was considered primarily a cosmetic
> problem that occurred infrequently among children.
> Today she regularly sees 40-pound two-year-olds,
> 90-pound seven-year-olds and 150-pound ten-year-olds.
> This trend has particularly calamitous effects: high
> blood pressure, abnormal lipid levels, breathing and
> sleep disorders and psychological issues take their
> toll on all the morbidly obese. And Type 2 diabetes is
> ravaging overweight adolescents, especially those in
> minority ethnic groups more genetically disposed to
> the disease..."
>
> Debbi
> Grow Your Own! (Veggies & Herbs) Maru
What do you do with a kid who won't eat cake or ice cream, but who loves
toast made with sugar-free whole-wheat bread? :) And who prefers to
drink water rather than apple juice?
Julia
yes, Sammy *is* that weird, but he also prefers meat to veggies, and
it's damn near *impossible* to get anything green into him right now
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