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Today nearly 1 in 3 children and teens in the United States is already overweight or obese. Health and medical experts consider it an epidemic. Overweight children and teens are more likely to develop serious health problems such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Until recently most healthcare professionals have been unable to work with families around the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity. That has changed with the launch of the Alliance Healthcare Initiative.
Tips for Parents on Becoming a Better Health Role Model
summer gardenParents are key role models for their children and when young people see parents making a sincere effort to improve their habits, they start to realize that eating healthy and staying physically active is important. The Alliance provides some simple things you can do to help yourself and set a good example for your kids.
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