{"id":7681,"date":"2017-11-07T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/?p=7681"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:49:30","slug":"help-kids-become-healthy-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/help-kids-become-healthy-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Our Kids Become Healthy Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our children are fatter now than in many decades and if we allow this to continue as parents and teachers and coaches and mentors, we allow them to grow into diseased adults. If you don\u2019t believe me, the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/obesity\/facts.htm\">statistics<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are scary:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe percentage of children with obesity in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970s. Today, about one in five school-aged children (ages 6\u201319) has obesity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most children do not feed themselves and their brains are not mature enough to make good decisions about food and physical activity. It is we adults who need to step in and prevent our future generation of adults and leaders from being disease bound and living in poor quality of life. Some recent studies shed light on some of the strongest ways forward.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7685\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/help-kids-become-healthy-adults\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the-vicious-cycle-of-childhood-obesity.jpg?resize=610%2C610&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Negative Broader Effects of Childhood Obesity<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before we look at solutions provided by a few studies, I wanted to share additional statistics on childhood obesity. I have a son in college and three girls in elementary\/middle school, and see more overweight and obese children in the primary schools today than even when my son was there. Yet, when I talk to parents, they seem oblivious because \u201ceveryone is beautiful the way they are.\u201d That is true for self-esteem and perhaps spiritual growth, but not when it comes to health and disease prevention. Let\u2019s take a look at what the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/obesity\/facts.htm\">CDC has to say<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> about the immediate and long-term impacts of childhood obesity on physical, social, and emotional health.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children with obesity are at higher risk for having other chronic health conditions and diseases that impact physical health, such as asthma, sleep apnea, bone and joint problems, type 2 diabetes, and risk factors for heart disease.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children with obesity are bullied and teased more than their normal weight peers, and are more likely to suffer from social isolation, depression, and lower self-esteem.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the long term, childhood obesity also is associated with having obesity as an adult,\u00a0which is linked to serious conditions and diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and several types of cancer.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Those statements are cries for help. Let\u2019s now look toward solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #003366; font-size: 22px; text-align: center;\">Obese Kids Do Best with Intensive Lifestyle-based Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the conclusions of the<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2632511\">US Preventive Service Task Force<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">based on 42 lifestyle-based intervention trials, more than 26 hours of direct-contact behavioral interventions results in improved weight status; and these results can last up to a year. Therefore, they recommend that clinicians screen for obesity in children ages six to 19 and provide or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral [lifestyle based] intervention programs for weight loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Task Force<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2632510\">followed up<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">by clarifying the truly multi-disciplinary approach that is needed, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Individual counseling sessions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combined parent and child sessions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dietary counseling<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Self-monitoring coaching, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supervised physical activity sessions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Community Intervention Provides Success<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community intervention was shown elsewhere to provide modest results in weight loss among obese children, in a relatively short period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to reporting by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/Pediatrics\/Obesity\/66296?xid=nl_mpt_Weekly_Education_2017-07-05&amp;eun=g5875426d1r\">MedPage Today<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">among seventh graders in one community study the prevalence of obesity dropped by over 2% compared with the control group at baseline. What\u2019s more, fourth and seventh graders reported consuming less sugar-sweetened beverages and more water while also reducing their TV and computer gaming times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the researchers in the story, \u201cThese findings add important empirical evidence to the body of literature concerning multilevel, multi-sector, community-based interventions and may inform the design of future obesity prevention efforts.\u201d What\u2019s more, they assert that engagement across levels and setting is critical for overcoming obesity and its risks. \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/help-kids-become-healthy-adults\/childhood-obesity\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?fit=462%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"462,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"childhood-obesity\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?fit=462%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7682 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?resize=462%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?w=462&amp;ssl=1 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity.jpeg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are many causes of the obesity epidemic, especially among the youth of our country. The fast rise of technology for games and leisure, and their use is non-local communication, leads kids to be more sedentary, more solitary and less active. Add to this low quality of food in our children\u2019s school, the amount of toxic chemicals in foods that affect genes and organ function, and the proliferation of low-quality, low-nutritious, simple carbohydrate foods and snacks, and the issue becomes clear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To overcome this problem, the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24830053\">Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">has outlined the following \u201cfive key recommendations to accelerate meaningful change on a societal level during the next decade\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1) Major reforms in access to and opportunities for physical activity;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2) Widespread reductions in the availability of unhealthy foods and beverages and increases in access to healthier options at affordable, competitive prices;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3) An overhaul of the messages that surround Americans through marketing and education with respect to physical activity and food consumption;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4) Expansion of the obesity prevention support structure provided by health care providers, insurers, and employers; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5) Schools as a major national focal point for obesity prevention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tambulimedia.com\/help-kids-become-healthy-adults\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?fit=673%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"673,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?fit=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?fit=640%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=640%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?w=673&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=768%2C685&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=1024%2C913&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=610%2C544&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tambulimedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/childhood-obesity_51cbffd0a1290_w1500.jpg?resize=1080%2C963&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our children are fatter now than in many decades and if we allow this to continue as parents and teachers and coaches and mentors, we allow&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"template-page-builder.php","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[320279945,320279178,320279133,320279276],"tags":[320279670,320279668,320279671,320279667,320279179,320279669,320279666],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Help Our Kids Become Healthy Adults - Tambuli Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our children are fatter now than in many decades and if we allow this to continue we allow them to grow into diseased adults. 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