Healthy Living Ideas
The Santa Anita Family YMCA is part of “YMCA Activate America,” a national initiative designed to leverage our history, depth of services, and programs.
The goal of Activate America is to help all Americans make lasting changes to improve their health and their lives.
Think about the following startling facts as mentioned in the report, “The State of Washington’s Children 2006-2007.”
- Almost one-in-four children in grades 8, 10, and 12, and 58% of adults are overweight or obese.
- 30% of 8th graders report that in an average school week they do not attend any physical education classes.
- 17% of 10th graders reported that in the past 30 days they did not walk or ride a bike.
- From 1970-2004, obesity rates nearly quintupled in 6-11 year olds and about tripled for children ages 2 to 5 and youth ages 12-19.
- At the end of the 20th century, annual medical expenditures attributed to obesity were $1.3 billion.
The child obesity epidemic is a product of the environments created for children – by their families, their communities, their schools, and the industries responsible for advertising to them.
Healthy eating is associated with reduced risk for many diseases, including the three leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Healthy eating in childhood and adolescence is important for proper growth and development. If kids are taught at a young age to embrace a healthy lifestyle, these habits will become a lifelong practice.
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