Posted on October 21, 2010 by Hemi Weingarten

40% of Kids Calories are from Junk Food

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Wondering why childhood obesity is running rampant?
Now you now!
"hey#re eating crap! "his, according to statistics compiled by the National Health and Nutrition
$%amination &ur'ey (NH)N$&* and reported by )+, News!
Hal- o- the -attening calories come -rom .ust / -oods0
1! &oda
2! &ugary -ruit drins
1! 2rain desserts, such as cae, cooies and donuts
3! 4airy desserts such as ice cream
5! Pi66a
/! Whole mil, which is -ar -attier than sim!
We#re surprised -rench -ries are not on the list!
Why is this happening to us and how can we stop it?
What you need to know:
"here are multiple reasons -or childhood obesity0
nutritionally de-icient school lunches (based on subsidi6ed crops*
cheap -ast -ood (based on subsidi6ed crops*
commercials -or ids -eaturing .un -ood (made -rom subsidi6ed crops*
parents that don#t ha'e enough time to coo and can prepare a microwa'e meal in 5 minutes
-rom -ro6en entrees (based on cheap subsidi6ed crops*
&o how do we get ids to eat healthier -ood?
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Perhaps the 7&4) should start subsidi6ing -ruits and 'egetables other than corn and soy! +ut the agro8
lobbies are too power-ul -or anyone to battle! Our ,ongress and &enate won#t tacle them, nor will the
president!
Oh well, at least 9rs! Obama is spearheading :et#s 9o'e, a well intended but guaranteed8to8-ail
program to end childhood obesity within one generation!
&orry -or the rant, but we really needed to 'ent a-ter seeing these stats!
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