Childhood Obesity and Fast food

1. INFLUENCES OF FAST
FOOD ON CHILDHOOD
OBESITY
How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

2. What is a Healthy Lifestyle?

3. Why We Eat Fast Food
Convince Cheap
 It is easy to pick up  Dollar menus are
for the kids after a available
long day of work  Can feed your
 Tastes good whole family for
 Fast cheap

4. Reasons Children Eat Fast
Food

5. Problems
 There are a lot of preservatives and artificial
flavorings in fast food
 Fast food is a huge contributor to childhood
obesity
 Children often eat more than they should
 Majority of fast food is fried
 Fast food is often high in fat and sodium
 Children aren’t receiving proper nutrients from
fast food

6. Childhood Obesity Problems
 Heart disease,
diabetes and other
complications have
been linked to
childhood obesity
 Childhood obesity
has tripled since
1980

7. Everything is Good in
Moderation
Teaching Kids About
Small Portions are Key Benefits of Fruits and
Vegetables is Important

8. Kids Learn From Parents
Parents:
Make sure
you are
setting a
good
example
for your
child!
These
are all
factors
that
influence
healthy
choices:

9. Healthy Options When Eating
Out
 Choose a salad with Video on fast food
light dressing for consumption:
your child http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
 Limit their intake of
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 Always remember: iV9EA
 Moderation,
Moderation,
Moderation!