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Healthy Eating, Family-Style No-Fuss, Stay-Trim Strategies


by Matthew Kadey A 16


n exhausting routine of early morning wakeups, soccer prac- tices and work deadlines makes it understandably easy to put healthy family eating on the back burner. As more time-strapped families adopt drive-through dining, it’s no surprise that weight scales nationwide are buck- ling under the pressure.


According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, more than a third of American adults are obese. But the expanding-waistline epidemic impacts far more than just the quality of life among adults. A report in the Journal of the American Medical As- sociation states that 16 percent of chil-


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dren are either overweight or obese, with another 16 percent knocking on the door.


According to Sally Phillips, a registered dietitian and nutrition expert at Ohio’s Akron Children’s Hospital, a child that has an unhealthy body weight not only often has self-esteem issues, but is also at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, elevated blood cholesterol and triglycerides, plus orthopedic challenges; all health problems that possibly could impact life expectancy.


More, childhood obesity that pro- gresses into adulthood has been linked to increased artery wall thickness—a


marker for atherosclerosis. Because many overweight children become plump adults, lifestyle modification at an early age is vital. Try these no-fuss strate- gies from experts to overcome today’s pitfalls to attaining family nutrition.


The un-family meal The sit-down meal is an endangered family function, thanks to hectic schedules, time spent with TV, video games, the Internet and other elec- tronic devices, as well as the perceived uncool factor of noshing with the folks. Yet studies show that family meals foster communication and usually lead to higher intakes of calcium- and fiber-


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