Health

The worst danger for kids is in the kitchen
by Nina Gotzmannova

When the baby is born, everyone tells the new-parents, that the biggest risk for their child is in their kitchen. Clumsy and unconcerned baby can touch the cooking stove, spill hot soup, cut itself on a piece of glass or eat something small and begin to choke. But nobody ever told parents of a newborn that the biggest danger in the kitchen is hiding in the fridge and in the shelves. Yes, we are talking about the unhealthy fat and sweet food that kids like to eat at most. Regularly eating at fast foods, sitting in front of TV or behind the computer screen, soft drinks from vending machines, eating chips, French fries and lots of sweets - that all is a direct way to hospital. The number of kids hospitalized due to health problems caused by obesity has tripled, showed a new study released on Wednesday. In 1998 there were 40 out of every 10,000 children in hospital because he or she was too fat. In 2004 the number of hospitalized kids and teenagers was 120. Kids are coming into hospital, because they have high blood pressure, gall bladder stones and sleep apnea. These problems are mostly between adult obese people, not among kids. Because of their unhealthy lifestyle they suffer sooner than necessary. But the problem begins at home. Parents who often eat at fast food or restaurants are representing a bad example for kids. Instead they should try to cook at home some low fat and healthy meal, eat more fruit and vegetables and totally stop drinking soft drinks. One can of average Pepsi or Sprite has as many calories as two grapes, three oranges or as 100 grams of a roasted chicken breasts.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071024/thl-lifestyle-health-us-obesity-children-0b0437e_2.html

by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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