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by: ChristianGoodman
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Numerous articles have been written about weight loss and hundreds of weight loss programs being offered. However, only a few address the growing number of children who are overweight.

This is very sad considering that the number of obese children and teenagers has tripled in the last twenty years and those numbers are increasing.

From 4% in 1974, the percentage of overweight children from 6-11 years has risen to 17.5% in 2004. The same is true for teenagers. Overweight teens aging from 12 to 19 have increased from 6% in 1974 to 17% in 2004.

Today, a total of 32% of children are overweight. 16% are obese, and 11% are said to be extremely obese.

Children of this generation are under even more peer pressure about their weight than most adults can imagine. There are 13-year old girls begging for, and actually having gastric surgeries to lose weight. Some resort to bulimia or anorexia.

The biggest threat with childhood and teenage obesity is these children are much more likely to become obese adults. The difference is they're being affected at a much younger age with the same health issues that plague obese adults.

It has been foreseen that the children of this generation will be the first in history to have a shorter life span than their parents.

We don't need to discuss here the reasons why our children are fat. All of us know the reasons, and as adults, we are the ones responsible for this, not the kids.

Our kids are obese because instead of healthy and nutritious food, we feed them junk food. Instead of oatmeal for breakfast, we feed them sugar laden cereal.

Too many overly processed, nutritionally bankrupt, calorie-laden snacks and not enough fruit and vegetables. And so much fast food, too much and too often.

To add to that, we've stopped encouraging our children to go outdoors and be active. It's too easy to let them spend one mind-numbing hour after another in front of a TV screen or a computer monitor.

To them, playing outside is starting to feel like work because they've become too sedentary. What have we done to our children?

It is time for us to step up and take responsibility for our children who are struggling with weight issues. The damage reaches far more than their physical body, inside and out, because they are also affected by this emotionally.

At their age, children should not be dealing with depression and low self-esteem brought about by obesity. They shouldn't have to suffer from the constant teasing and rude comments of their friends and classmate which lowers their self-image.

It is not right to have your children struggle with the demands of carrying around extra weight when their bodies are just starting to grow. I am pleading with the parents and grandparents who have overweight children to take action.

Get active with your child. You need to find the time and make the time to prepare healthier meals and snacks. Another thing you can do is use my Weight Loss Breeze Program to lower your child's weight to a normal, healthy level. It's a natural, rational approach to weight loss. And best of all, it works.

About the Author

Christian Goodman is a popular natural health researcher and the creator of the natural health Blog. His latest work is the Weight Loss Breeze, which is one of the best weight loss exercise program . It has helped thousands reduce weight naturally.

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