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Generation Triple XL

 

From the halls of Congress to local school districts to worried suburban and inner city homes, Americans are experiencing collective shock at the increasing numbers of fat kids. Some experts have even gone so far as to predict that unless the obesity rates among all children is reduced and reversed, the current generation (so-called “Generation XXXL”) may be the first ever whose life expectancy will be shorter than that of their parents.

African American and Latino children have been particularly hard hit by the childhood obesity crisis. Studies show that almost 36 percent of black children between the ages of six and eleven are overweight, and more than 19 percent are considered obese. Among twelve- to nineteen-year-olds, 40 percent are overweight and nearly 24 percent are obese.


Mexican American children fare even worse. According to the American Obesity Association, nearly 40 percent of Mexican American children aged six to eleven are overweight and almost 44 percent are obese.

Economics and weight are closely related. According to the American Obesity Association, “overweight affects African Americans across all socioeconomic levels. Minorities with low incomes, however, appear to have the greatest likelihood of being overweight, and among Mexican Americans the rate of overweight is about 13 percent higher for families living below the poverty line versus above the poverty line.”

In addition, supermarket chains that serve affordable nutritious fruits, vegetables, and lean meats are missing from low-income neighborhoods. In an effort to make food budgets stretch, many families cook meals high in fat and starch.  Feeling deprived in other areas of their lives, people living in poverty might reward themselves with cookies, cakes, and other satisfying sweets.

And of course this is the “video game” generation. Kids just aren’t getting the exercise they should. I  recommend integrating physical activity into your family’s daily routine. For example, climb stairs instead of taking the elevator, walk your child to and from school when possible, find a family bowling league, or include a game of volleyball or basketball in your weekend barbecues. Go bike riding, swim, or jump rope. These are all activities that will benefit even the youngest members of the family.

It’s also important to let your children know about weight-related diseases such as hypertension, cancer, and diabetes common among your relatives.

The goal is to enlighten and inform, not to scare your kids. There is too much denial. Speaking openly and honestly will help children be better educated about choices they make for their own lives.

Youngsters should be taught why not all foods are good for every body, and that food allergies are common problems for African Americans.

You don’t have to be a doctor to discuss in simple language how the liver and kidneys function, and why it’s so important to maintain a healthy heart and healthy weight.
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Great post! At my house, I use Monopoly money for the kids to buy video game and TV time. Every dollar is 30 minutes. They get 1 dollar for each weekday and 2 dollars for each weekend or holiday day. They can save them up and binge or use a little at a time. They feel like they're in control, they know the rules and it limits the sedentary time they spend.

Really shocking statistics! I couldn't help but notice the number of fat kids at my 7 year old niece's last birthday party held at a water park. Some of the kids looked like they could barely walk. Their parents weren't too fit either. I remember in school there would be at most one or two fat kids that everyone would pick on because they couldn't run in gym or play sports. Now it seems that half the class is overweight and there are no sports or gym classes for them to compete in. I hope for the sake of these kids in generation O(overweight) that something radical is done to promote fitness and health.

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New York City has banned the use of trans fat (bad fat) in all restaurants. This is a huge development in the fight to reduce obesity. I wonder why this hasn't gotten more media coverage and look forward to other cities making a similar move.
For once, it seems, the corporations did not win out.

KT, that's brilliant. You teach budgeting AND limit TV time.

My problem with the post is the hint that "poor" kids can't eat well and spend too much time with the Xbox. If they are too poor to eat well, how do they afford the Xbox?

I disagree with Prof. McGee that government restrictions are the solution. If people want to eat trans fat, let them. All the gov't should do is make sure people are fully informed about their decision. I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't eat, drink or smoke. I also think it is crazy that people can sit at a bar in NYC and drink liver-killing alcohol but not eat a french fry cooked in trans fat. What's next to ban? Bacon? Eggs? Cheese?

Of course the goverment tells us all the time what we can and cannot have, can and cannot consume. A perfect example is the outlawing of lead-based paint. It was said to cause cancer so it was banned.

The real problem with trans fats being served in restaurants, is that there is no disclosure on the part of the eatery. Trans fats contribute to obesity and other weight-related illnesses.

And there are plenty of other fats we can eat which do not have the same determintal effects.

As far as exercise goes, African Americans overall get less exercise then whites. We tend to live a sedantary lifestyle, with some obvious exceptions.

Pro McGee wrote the post above.

Lead-based paint was banned primarily because of its devastating effects on the neurological development of infants and young children.

Feeling deprived in other areas of their lives, people living in poverty might reward themselves with cookies, cakes, and other satisfying sweets.

Really?

It doesn't help that public schools are reducing or completely cutting out recess time.

Jo
Nowhere in the article does the article hint that "poor" kids can't eat well. Also, all children spend too much time with the Xbox. So what do you mean if they are too poor to eat well, how do they afford the Xbox?

The only people who lose when transfats are banned are consumers. This is essentially a tax on those who like fatty foods.

Pro McGee here.

How is the prohibition of trans fat a tax? If anything, food should cost less. As was stated before, there are other kinds of fats you can consume, if you must.

Our kids are living sedentary lives, for the most part. Riding bikes, jumping rope, hopscotch, those are ancient rituals as far as this generation is concerned.

And yes, there seems to be a direct coorelation between the phasing out of physical education in schools and the rise of obesity in kids.
As far as poor kids not able to eat well, the bigger problem is that low income families (and others) with no medical insurance are unable to see doctors are a regular basis or practice proventative health care.

Our denial is killing us.

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