Tag: childhood obesity

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How do we measure childhood obesity?

Nicki5 Comments

As I said yesterday, childhood obesity is an issue in the United States.  Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary.  To me, as a parent, the big question is how do we measure who is and isn’t obese or even overweight as that may lead to obesity.  I have some large… Continue reading How do we measure childhood obesity?

Family · Fitness · Just my Thoughts

How much is too much?

Nicki2 Comments

Childhood obesity is an issue in the United States.  Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary.  I don’t recall every coming home from high school with six hours of homework and only, when deducting time for family dinner, five hours until a reasonable bedtime.  I remember as a grade school student… Continue reading How much is too much?