Question (Nov 13, 2008 at 8:28am)

Nov. 13, 2008 at 8:28am

As a result of my husband's cardiac rehabilitation program (after a heart attack), we are both eating better, exercising daily and have lost weight. I wish I could say the same for my five grandchildren. All are overweight and lovers of fast food and video games. With my husband's history, should we be concerned about the future health of these children?

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Joe says:

Your question is as timely as this morning's headlines. A just-published study shows that many overweight and obese kids ages 10 - 16 have the arteries of 45-year-olds. "Their vascular age," said the study, "is about 30 years older than their actual age." Since one-third of American kids are overweight and one-fifth are obese, this means potentially there are a great number of children who are well on their way to heart disease. You should be concerned about your grandchildren. The solution, says the study, is not drugs and/or surgery - it is a change in dietary and exercise habits. The key, of course, are the parents. As any parent knows, kids do not do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. So, parents who eat healthy and exercise regularly teach their children by example.


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