1. Healthy Lifestyles How to battle the growing epidemic of childhood obesity

2. Obesity is the number one healthcare issue of today

3. And it is not going down

4. Why are we getting bigger?

5. Take a look at 1980 vs. 2010 5% of children considered obese 93% of children exercised at least 60 minutes daily 35% of families had gardens Average time spent in front of T.V. was 60 minutes Percentage of type 2 diabetes in children 6.5% 15% of children considered obese 70% of children exercised at least 60 minutes a day 75% of children eat 0-2 servings a day of vegetables Average time spent using media platforms (TV, internet, social networking, video games..etc) is 3 hours Percentage of type 2 diabetes in children 17%

6. We must develop

7. Moderation

8. What happened to Recess and Physical Education?

9. Typical weekly physical education According to the National Assoc. of Sports and Physical Education elementary students should receive 150 minutes of class weekly The average school district requires only one day consisting of 45 minutes of Physical Education

10. Active Children are happy Children

11. It’s our job to encourage activity At least 60 minutes a day

12. At Home At School &

13. We have all seen this before

14. Yet, we have become a fast food nation

15. Quick, Cheap, and Easy eventually catches up to you

16. Unless you are Jared

17. Parents must lead the way by modeling healthy lifestyles

18. Obesity is the #1 factor in childhood Diabetes

19. If lifestyles do not change soon…

20. Our children’s quality of life will go down.And they will be the first generation to see life expectancy drop.