Parents' anti-obesity tips for their children: (1) Establish Healthy Eating Habits for the Family (2) Lead by Example (3) Get Physical

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/healthyroads-offers-parents-a-strategy-on-how-to-win-battle-against-childhood-obesity-2012-09-24

Sept. 24, 2012, 8:00 a.m. EDT

Healthyroads Offers Parents a Strategy on How to Win Battle Against Childhood Obesity

Tips Provide Positive Ways to Promote Healthy Eating and Exercise Choices During National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

SAN DIEGO, Sep 24, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The headlines are alarming: "Childhood Obesity Reaches Crisis Level." "Study Links Childhood Obesity to Risk of Adult Cancers." "Childhood Obesity Increases Early Heart Disease Risk."

"Obesity now affects 17 percent of all children and adolescents in the United States, triple the rate from just one generation ago; but parents must not give up," said Mary Jane Osmick, M.D., vice president and medical director of health services for American Specialty Health (ASH), a national health and wellness company that provides the Healthyroads(R) program.
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"Many of the risk factors that affect childhood obesity can be addressed when parents are thoughtful and take action," Dr. Osmick added. "Parents can influence their children in factors such as healthy food choices, minimizing fast foods, increasing exercise, and reducing sedentary activities, like watching TV or playing video games."