More Food for Thought: Is the TV making your children obese? by Katherine Westphal

The Kaiser Family Foundation has recently released a study, called "Food for Thought: Television Food Advertising to Children in the United States," that shows that a majority of TV commercials aimed at children are for junk food. This will come as no surprise to most parents, who are the recipients of the subsequent barrage of requests for these advertised items.

Heavy TV watchers are twice as likely to be obese by Katherine Westphal

"Numerous studies show a relationship between TV watching and obesity. The most striking were several studies published in The American Journal of Public Health. These studies found that people who watched three or more hours of television per day were almost twice as likely to be obese than people who watched less than one hour per day. Men, women, and children all had similar results."

Push a button to lose weight by Katherine Westphal

"If you want to lose weight, the first program you should try is this simple, revolutionary, push-button program. Push that power button to OFF and automatically you will start burning more calories. Why?"

Couch Potatoes Beware! by Rae Pica

"The health risks of obesity are indeed numerous – with many risks coming as a surprise to most people. We realize, of course, that heart disease can be caused by high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, both of which can result from poor diet and lack of physical activity. Stroke is also commonly understood to be a possible result of obesity."

Is your TV making you fat? by Janice Elizabeth Small

Do you watch TV for two hours a night but say you don't have time to exercise? Do you watch TV and eat ready meals because you think you don't have time to make a healthy dinner? If you are not finding the time to care properly for yourself, yet finding an hour or more for the latest episode of those shows you "just can't miss", then TV is stealing time from you!

New Inventions Get Couch Potatoes Moving by D Squared Technologies, Inc.

TV Pedaler™ and PC Pedaler™ easily connect to your TV or PC. In order to watch you must keep pedaling. Stop pedaling and the screen goes blank!

Understanding Childhood Obesity by Nicky Pilkington

"Many parents today want to lay blame on television, McDonalds and game systems for their children being overweight and many to the point of obesity. However, you cannot blame the television, a fast food restaurant, or Sony for your child being overweight. The only person you can really blame is yourself."

Childhood Obesity: French Fries and Sitcoms by Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN

"While genetics certainly play a role in a childs development, many people now suggest that child obesity may be the result of heavy marketing from the fast food industry. Read on to learn more about child obesity and what you can do to reduce your childs risk."

Promote Physical Fitness for Your Child by Rae Pica

"If your child is to derive the benefits of physical fitness, then physical activity must be habitual and lifelong. Moving should be as routine as brushing teeth and bathing. But this is only likely to happen if: 1. Physical activity is a habit of yours – and of your family’s. 2. It’s associated with pleasure rather than pain!"

Child's Play: Simple exercises for you and your toddler By Edward Moore, RN

"If you have toddlers and you want to do some activity as a change of pace, try following your toddler around for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This addresses what has become an either/or choice when it comes to raising kids: either you give them quality of time or quantity of time, but never both."

10 Tips for Making Daily Physical Activity Part of Your Child's Life! by Rae Pica

"The good news is that it doesn’t take much to turn things around. We just have to make sure our kids are physically active! Following are some tips for making that happen:"

7 Part Plan To Beating Childhood Obesity by Michael Grose

"Here is a simple, fool-proof lifestyle plan that parents can adopt to ensure their children grow up healthy and fit rather than overweight and unhealthy"