Childhood obesity is skyrocketing. Over 380 million children worldwide are now considered overweight. This is a doubling in the last two decades. Over 200 million under the age of 5 are undernourished, overweight or both. Food is the obvious culprit. Exercise is not an option for those under 5! Processed food and beverages have become widely available and cheaper. Confusion about what is healthy food is also increasing.
A huge costly burden is now in our futures due to obesity related illnesses and conditions. Millions of dollars will be spent needlessly. Kids will die and suffer pain and misery because of our lack of regulation and oversight. Misleading marketing by processed food companies is to blame. Parent’s confusion and lack of common sense food choices is also to blame.
Kids should never eat sugary foods, refined grains or any over processed factory foods. Packaged foods with long lists of ingredients is a sure sign that contents are not healthy and should be discarded or avoided. Foods that spoil quickly, are not processed or preserved and do not have ingredient lists are much better choices for everyday foods. It’s really simple and not really that confusing if one knows just a few of these basic concepts.
I hope we wake up to this avoidable man made disaster. There is a food industrial complex that has financial incentives to sell more cheap foods. Kids suffering, dying and getting sick can easily be ignored. Just look at the opioid crisis. This shit has got to stop!