Are American Kids Becoming Obese?

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by owner20071963

As I've got friends and relatives in the USA
is it true?
80% of American Kids are now Obese by the age of 12?
I'm holidaying over next year to meet friends,roots,Family etc,etc,
2010
meeting an old grown up mate who is a self- made millionaire,
Lots of Guinness there
So far the wife gave me the green card ,,,,
I see the school system there provides burgers,sugar snacks for Lunch?
Is it true?
Wondering if a child gets Full of Sugar & Fat at Lunchtime?
How can they concentrate???
in class?
Is it true?
If so ?You are a father or mother?
do you allow it ?

Why You may ask?
Watch this http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ient=firefox-a



Is it true??

I ate like crap in school (hell, I still eat too much steak and drink too much beer). But I never had a problem with my studies.

I'm a parent and we feed my kids just like I was fed: three squares a day, some treats here and there, etc. Yet they are fit as a fiddle.

Why? Because we don't let them sit on their asses all day, watching television and playing video games.

It's great when you're a kid as you can have fun and stay fit. Now I gotta work out 5 times a week to keep in shape.

As an aside, isn't it ironic that as kids, exercise was play and as adults its "working out"?