Friday, December 9, 2011

High Percentages of Obesity in Youth Sports Due to “Quick Meals”



A researcher at the University of Minnesota says that the Healthy Youth Sports Study states almost half of kids 12 to 17 who are overweight participate in sports.  The article explains that it could be due the great amount of fast food that is compensating for less time available for meals.  Parents also have the mentality that their kids ran around for an hour so junky fast food is OK. 

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