SHORT TERM DIET AND EXERCISES EFFECTS CHILDREN’S HEALTH – (09-29-05)

Effect of a Short-term Diet and Exercise Intervention on Serum Insulin, Lipids, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Adhesion Molecules in Children

I’m not quite sure which is more surprising–the fact that these children noted pretty drastic improvements in health markers within TWO WEEKS, or the fact that these kids needed this type of intervention at all.

So many times, I hear parents mention that they are not going to “deprive” their children of a “normal” childhood by not given them junk like Twinkies and Doritos. Can’t quite begin to describe how demented this position is. And if their kid wanted to start smoking?????

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