motd Thursday January 12, 2012

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OH, BABY!

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Some of you reading today's message will be

welcoming a new addition to your families this year.

And as I'm sure you know, you're not the only one.

Get this, in 2012, 4,000,000 babies will be born in

the U.S.A. That's right, I said four

million babies! Gosh, there's gonna be a whole

lotta diaper changing going on this year! LOL.

35% of babies born in the

United States this year will grow up to be obese

adults.

If you're an expectant parent or have a friend or

family member expecting a baby, there's something I

want you to think about. 35% of babies born in the

United States this year will grow up to be obese

adults. (I find that number shocking.) But as you

ponder that, here's something else I want you to

consider. For babies born in a country like China,

only 7.6% of those babies will grow up to be obese.

In other words, a baby born in the U.S. is almost five times as likely to

have serious weight issues as a baby born in

China.

And tell me, why do you think that is? Simple. It's

the way we Americans eat. From a very early age, we

get hooked on sweet, salty, highly-processed and

yes...fattening foods. The way our neighbors in China

eat is totally different from the truly bad eating

habits many Americans grow up with.

For decades, I've pushed

the importance of teaching our children smart and

healthy eating habits early in life.

For decades now, I've pushed the importance of

teaching our children smart and healthy eating habits

early in life. That way, we'll be healthier, we'll

live longer and for our growing children, they'll learn

better, too. Listen,

we just aren't taking this challenge for our kids

seriously enough, everybody. I mean, as a nation, how

are we going to compete and excel in this world...if

we're so unhealthy? That's especially true for our

children!

If you're a parent-to-be and/or a parent-right-now,

please don't be part of the problem. Be part of

the solution. The eating habits your kids will

have for life are established while they're still

children. That's why it's so important for you as a

parent to set the right example for your children and

teach them about the importance of eating right and

maintaining a healthy weight.

Hey, not only does their future depend on it but, like

I said, so does the future of our entire nation. Hey,

I want to see more of America's babies growing up to

be healthy adults! Don't

you?

Love,