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Childhood Obesity

America has not seen an epidemic more wide spread and rapidly growing than childhood obesity. The odd part about it is we actually have a cure. A cure that cost practically nothing. Parents seem to be oblivious to it all. Allowing their children to watch numerous hours of T.V or continuous thumb twitching while playing video games doesn't seem to be helping the problem. Constantly feeding them fast food simply because its easier and quicker is just like adding fuel to the fire. Parents give excuse after excuse. The most popular and easiest reason to blame, genetics. The list could go on and on. The fact is that parents just don't believe they have any part in how their child grows physically, when in reality they are the leading cause. Parents of obese and overweight children need to step up to their parental duties and realize they are feeding the problem with their own hands.
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