From the Doctor... Proper nutrition is clearly one of the most important aspects of our lives, yet it is clearly one of the most confusing and least understood areas and for many reasons. On your next visit, let's discuss what you're eating, whether its good, bad or just OK, and what action, if any, needs to be taken to improve your diet. Ask for a copy of the excerpted article below to learn more! Thanks! Dr. Laura Nunno |
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Youth, and Truth
by Judith A. Decava, CNC, LNC excerpted from May/June 2003 "Rates of overweight and obesity among children in the US have doubled and even tripled in some areas over the past 25 years...Children as young as 5 years of age have signs and symptoms of developing diseases such as diabetes, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arthritis, cancer and more. "Long-term studies of overweight children show that the degree of excess weight in the family and the degree of excess weight at puberty are the two most important predictors of body weight at adulthood... "Children are inundated with commercialism and rampant materialism accompanied by increased exposure to 'oversexulized and underfed images' in the media... "The caloric intake of young people has remained basically the same during the last few decades, but the dietary composition and nutritional content has changed... "Restriction
of dietary fats can worsen bodily status
of essential fatty acids and fat-soluble
vitamins... |
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