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HEALTHY KIDS
Help Them Eat Smart and Stay Active--for Life!
by Marilu Henner with Lorin Henner
"I believe in a very simple equation: healthy food equals healthy kids. Food provides the building blocks for a strong and healthy body and the energy your child needs to learn, play, and grow. Food can make your child feel happy, content, and re-energized; or jumpy, tired, and irritable. Every breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner provides the nutrient base for each cell in your childs body."
– Marilu Henner
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You've seen the news reports and read the headlines: Childhood obesity is at epidemic levels in the United States. Look at the evidence:
Recent statistics show that there are approximately 10 million obese children in the U.S., with the percentage of overweight children, aged 6 to 17 years, doubling in the country since 1968, with "overweight" being defined as 20-25 percent over ideal body weight.
A survey by the National Center for Health Statistics from 1988 to 1994, found that one in five children in the U.S. is overweight - that's 20 percent!
Studies show that 70 percent of overweight kids aged 10 to 13 years will be overweight and obese as adults.
According to recent studies there are 26 childhood conditions associated with excessive body fat including coronary artery disease, hypertension, arthritis, kidney disease, and childhood diabetes.
What can today's parents do to combat the powerful cultural and commercial influences of the fast food industry and endless junk food advertising? How can they motivate their kids away from the sedentary temptations of television and computer games? Most important, how can they get back to the basics of sharing quality family time and nutritious, home-cooked meals?
Now, New York Times bestselling author, actress, health pioneer, and concerned mom of two young sons, Marilu Henner offers parents healthful solutions to those questions in Healthy Kids. Guiding readers step-by-step through the various stages of their kid's lives - from infancy to adolescence and beyond - Marilu provides them with the practical tools for transforming bad eating habits into good ones.
Citing the latest scientific studies and pediatric information throughout the text of Healthy Kids, Marilu begins with a discussion of the factors that are contributing to the declining state of our kids' nutritional health, including:
The demise of "real" cooking
Chemical and food additives
The Fast Food Conspiracy, such as advertising specifically targeted to children (think kids' meals and toy giveaways), and their skyrocketing presence on school and college campuses
Lack of exercise
TV, video games, and the Internet
Environmental toxicants
Sometimes, she reveals, part of the problem is that well-meaning parents use food as a comfort, reward, or punishment, unwittingly setting up bad eating habits for their kids. Marilu then educates readers about the benefits of reducing or eliminating "white" foods - white sugar, white flour, white dairy - from their diet, along with meat, fat, and caffeine. Understanding that taking control of our own diet, let alone our kids', can be a daunting challenge, Marilu outlines a groundbreaking program for getting families back on the right track nutritionally, starting with teaching children to eat healthy. Imbued with her natural warmth and humor, Healthy Kids is relevant to the concerns of today's parents. In this invaluable resource, they will also find:
Fabulous kid-tested recipes the whole family will love
Recommendations for weaning their kids from unhealthy foods
Information on childhood conditions that can be improved with better health habits, such as ADD/ADHD, allergies, asthma, childhood diabetes and childhood obesity
Tactics for meeting a variety of eating challenges - play dates, eating out, school lunches, lack of exercise, temper tantrums, and sleepovers
The Top 10 Dietary Keys to Health
Marilu's Shopping List for Healthy Kids, plus ideas for lunch box snacks
Reasons to buy organic foods
Tips on children's allergies and the most common triggers of an asthma attack
78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health
With Healthy Kids, Marilu Henner has written the must-have guide for parents wanting to feed, nurture, and inspire their children to a lifetime of healthful eating.
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