Over the last 30 years childhood obesity has more than tripled in the United States and now over 12.7 million children are obese. The annual health care cost of childhood obesity is over 14 billion dollars per year and climbing! These overweight children can expect to live 14 years less than children of normal weight. If this problem continues to grow over the next decade, the average life expectancy in the U.S. will decrease by 5 years.

We are going to continue to focus on our kiddos today in this episode. So last episode we talked about nutrient deficiencies in our children that are linked to ADHD. Today we are talking about obesity. Why are our kids obese? And what can we do about it?

This is Actually a pretty hot topic right now so I wanted to weigh in with my two cents. I hope it is helpful to you and empowering to you, the mom of your household, to be equipped to lead in the best way possible. Please do not underestimate the power and influence that you have in your house, in your family. Geesh, I could probably do a whole episode just on that topic!! But let me stay focused on our topic at hand…why are our kids obese?

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