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Childhood Obesity

With the age of technology the number of children with childhood obesity has increased. Children are having less outdoor activities, and are being kept inside watching television, playing video games, or just sitting and eating. These children are not getting the needed exercise to burn off the excess energy they are consuming, but it is only being stored in their bodies as fat. If we are not careful as teachers, we will fail our students in protecting them from making poor decisions. We are here to help our students in any way that we can, and in one of those ways we can provide them with tools to succeed in life. One of these tools is how to eat healthily and establishing a healthy diet. This includes incorporating family communication and an understanding of the consequences.