Childhood obesity - Joint effort required at every level to beat obesity risk in children

Released on: October 7, 2007, 12:37 pm

Press Release Author: Tania

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: What You Need To Know believes that there is a need for
individual initiatives among people to fight childhood obesity.

Press Release Body: Childhood obesity has become a major concern for parents and
healthcare professionals worldwide. A child's health in his early years lays the
foundation of what health challenges he or she is going to face in later years.
Childhood obesity makes way for heath risks like coronary heart disease, Type II
diabetes and hypertension in later years. What You Need To Know was founded on the
idea of encouraging parents and child care providers to help children in making
healthy choices in their early years itself.

Many parents don\'t realize that overweight children are more prone to grow into
overweight adults. The mission of What You Need To Know is to educate parents
towards the importance of healthy lifestyle. It is fundamental for the health of
children that parents must inculcate healthy habits in their growing years itself.
Children who make know what's healthy and what's not are more likely to make really
healthy choices in their adulthood.

What You Need To Know believes that there is a need for individual initiatives among
people to fight childhood obesity. Families at their own level should take care to
see that their children are not falling into the obesity trap. The information
available at What You Need To Know centers around the idea of modifying eating and
exercising habits so that children and achieve ideal body weight.

What You Need To Know has emphasized the importance of bolder initiatives, required
at each level to build up a healthier and secure environment for children. Teacher,
parents, nutritionists and caregivers need to come together to help children become
healthy adults with a positive attitude towards life.

Click for valuable information on childhood obesity, visit
www.whatyouneedtoknow.co.in

Web Site: http://www.whatyouneedtoknow.co.in

Contact Details: Tania Hackner
taniahackner@gmail.com

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