Calling all couch potatoes

School has only been out for a few weeks, but that’s long enough for bad habits to take root. TV. Video games. Rooting around in the pantry for chips and soda. Houston’s sultry summers make it tempting for kids to hibernate inside, but a quick look at the latest childhood obesity statistics shows why that’s not a good idea. Only half of children and teens�exercise regularly, and more than 15 percent of all school children are obese or overweight, according to Healthychildren.org, a website launched by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Overweight teens have a 70 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese as adults. And summer is often when [...]

Source: http://blog.chron.com/medblog/2012/06/calling-all-couch-potatoes/

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