Obesity: Importance of Diet and Exercise

First Lady Michelle Obama has been criticized  by some people, for wanting to tell us what to eat. The truth be told, we are eating ourselves to death at a very early age or perhaps earlier age. Doesn't it worry you that kids as young as 12-years old are being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes? Do you not realize that this disease usually strikes people well over 40-years old?

These are troubling signs that need to be addressed and we ought to be glad that the First Lady was bold enough to highlight this issue of obesity and offer some alternatives for our children and the parents of these kids. From an impartial standpoint, the object is to show by examples that we can make better choices for our kids and we can seek to make them more active.

Kids Can Benefit from Culture Change

Today's generation is the one that sits in front of the computer and TV for many hours and spends very little time outdoors. Fun for a lot of kids come from video games instead of playing soccer, running, baseball, swimming and other outdoor activities. We need to set boundaries for our children - how many hours of video game playing vs. time spent outside in the park, at the gym, playing basketball and other things that kids also love to do.

We need to provide help to poor families such as advice on diet, how to prepare nutritious meals, tips on how to shop for fruit and vegetables without having to increase the family's food budget. Rather than criticizing, we need to look at the many options we have. Introduce home economics in our schools so that children can be taught about food and nutrition so they are more aware about the importance of food, preparation and consumption.

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