OT: sugary-drinks-tied-obesity-among-preschoolers

[Todzo]

Todzo, with all due respect, having people count out steps in exercising can seem like a royal pain in the neck to folks who find the thought of exercising overwhelming. Many times, I have found it alot easier to simply incorporate exercise whenever I can such as parking further from stories and taking the stairs at metro and my apartment building. Over time, that makes a big difference.

And I also move my body when I feel the need to. For example, if I am sitting at the computer for too long, I will start dancing rigorously for as long as I can do it until I am out of breath.

As far as advertisements for junk food, personally, that issue isn't at the top of my list. I am more concerned about the psych meds that kids 5 and under are getting when the diagnosis of mental illness is questionable. And by the way, that is a huge contributor to obesity. But of course, no one want to blame the meds.

49er

You are right of course, what works well for me may not work so well for others. Exercise is all about motivation and finding what works for you.

I think that working with a personal trainer would be best for me right now but cannot afford it. So I do what I can with what I do have and search for better.

I never expected this thread to go as far as it has even. I simply wanted to make us all aware of how our future is threatened by the greed of others.

The current way of doing American Medicine is not sustainable and is past due for a major shake up. That is happening now. I am glad to see it.

Take care,

Todzo

[Goofproof]

For those how may be truly interested the four petal Pholx flower I use as my avatar here (nefariously misidentified by another poster here) was chosen at the request of another here who did not like my previous avatar. It was chosen for it's basic beauty and nice computer rendering as an avatar. It is also unusual in that all the other Pholox flowers in the plant had five petals.

Jim I am sorry for you health issues. Please know that they do spur me on to work harder for my own health and that of others. Thanks for sharing.

You are correct prevention is much better than cure. Some times in medicine, the cure is worse than the cause, anything we can do to keep our bodies strong is better than not trying. Good Luck. Jim

[RogerSC]

I agree that counting steps isn't for me, either. Just try to bite off the biggest "brisk" walks that I'm comfortable with 5 days a week. For me that's about 2.5 miles in 45 minutes..they put quarter mile markers on my walking route here recently, and that's about what it turns out I'm walking per day *smile*. No idea what the number of steps is, but I'm feeling healthy, losing weight, and my blood pressure and pulse rate continue to decrease. Not too worried about the number of steps involved.

[Slartybartfast]

Before anyone gets too excited about the sugar content of sodas, pick up a can of Similac or some other milk substitute for babies. Look at the sugar content. Mothers eager to get back to work and wean their baby off the breast substitute this stuff. It's over 50% sugar. And not the lactose that mothers' milk contains. No, it's corn syrup, which is mostly sucrose, and added sugar (sucrose). Over 50% sugar vs. the 7% sugar (lactose) that breast milk contains. Oh, and CocaCola contains about 10% sugar. That's bad enough. But to be feeding babies 5 TIMES THAT AMOUNT? WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE?

If there's a childhood obesity epidemic, could the fact that babies are being fed on a high sucrose diet so early have something to do with it? Just asking the question. But any way you slice it, that's a LOT of sugar!



And for the sake of comparison, here's an analysis of breast milk:

[Goofproof]

Before anyone gets too excited about the sugar content of sodas, pick up a can of Similac or some other milk substitute for babies. Look at the sugar content. Mothers eager to get back to work and wean the baby off the breast substitute this stuff. It's over 50% sugar. And not the lactose that mothers' milk contains. No, it's corn syrup, which is mostly sucrose, and added sugar (sucrose). Over 50% sugar vs. the 7% sugar (lactose) that breast milk contains.

If there's a childhood obesity epidemic, could the fact that babies are being fed on a high sucrose diet so early have something to do with it? Just asking the question. But any way you slice it, that's a LOT of sugar!





And for the sake of comparison, here's an analysis of breast milk:



Where's the outrage?

Ween Off Most babys don't see a breast unless the crib is in the room with the T.V.. It might change mommies figure, or make running around and shopping more difficult. Jim

I've often wondered if lack of breast feeding promotes breast cancer, I think I heard somewhere, use it or lose it. Added breast milk makes for a healthy child, the worlds best headstart program. Jim

[Todzo]

The NBC article noted that childhood obesity concerns in Europe prompted a ban on sucrose in baby formula, mirroring dozens of other countries that also forbid the use of this sugar.
link: http://www.fitpregnancy.com/pregnancy/news/sugar-babies