 "Heavy
Questions"
In the colonias on the edge of Rio Grande City, Texas -- jerry-rigged
neighborhoods that are home to many illegal immigrants and lack adequate municipal
services
-- Little gorditos run around in juice-stained diapers, and as the
kids get older, they only get fatter. By the time they are 4 years old, 24
percent of
the children are overweight or obese; by kindergarten, 28 percent; and by elementary
school, 50 percent of the boys are overweight or obese, along with 35 percent
of the girls. The concern is not just cosmetic. Overweight children are at
significantly greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, and by early adulthood,
hypertension, heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, breast cancer, gallbladder
disease, arthritis and sleep apnea. Read
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On the lighter side...
Remember when American moms used to tell their kids
to finish dinner because children were starving in Africa
? Well, thanks a lot, Mom - Africans are still starving
and American kids are obese. ~ Larry Baum
The cardiologist's diet: If it tastes good, spit
it out. ~Author Unknown
Rich, fatty foods are like destiny: they too, shape
our ends. ~Author Unknown |
