Children And Obesity

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6 pages in length. Children are a product of their environments and, as such, develop much of themselves as a mirror of what they see. Parents who smoke yet forbid their children to smoke are sending mixed messages that do not validate their words; by the same token, mothers and fathers who instill healthy attitudes by displaying them do not present themselves as double standards. This is no different from the alarming trend of childhood obesity whereby children have learned all the wrong foods to eat out of parental convenience, laziness or lack of knowledge. Coupled with the sedentary activities of computers, video games and television, today's kids have little chance to offset the growing prevalence of obesity overtaking their generation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.