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During the early stages of these liver changes, however, there is hope. Vos' work shows that just as fat can be recruited into the liver, it can also be coaxed out, as long as the child eats properly and stays active enough to keep calorie input in line with what's burned off. Kumar says the key to reversing liver abnormalities--not to mention all the additional burdens excess fat places on the heart, bones and other organs--is to detect signs of weight gain in kids early. "We don't want to get to the point where children...
...lack of good food choices that appears to play the greatest role in making poor kids fat, and the problem goes beyond parents' simply not having enough time away from the job to shop and cook. Often the healthiest foods--vegetables, fruits, whole grains--just aren't available. Many obese children live in what are called nutritional deserts, where there are few nearby supermarkets offering the produce nutritionists recommend. Instead, families may rely on corner delis and bodegas, which tend to stock fattening, processed food, in part for economic reasons: processed foodstuffs are cheaper and can sit on shelves indefinitely...
...crime or traffic accidents. "In low-income neighborhoods, the walkability didn't matter," says Zhu. "Safety is the No. 1 factor influencing them." Antronette Yancey, a professor at UCLA's School of Public Health, sees the same phenomenon in her city. "Parents say they'd rather have a fat kid than a dead kid," she says...
...being made by governments to ensure that cafeterias offer healthier meals, many schools are still failing to make the grade. According to a report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year, fewer than one-third of public schools meet the recommended standard for either total or saturated fat in their meals. Here's what kids used to eat, what they still do eat and, most important, what they could...
...Cream 100 calories 55 mg of sodium 6 g of fat FACT: It's a good idea to ditch the Dixie Cup. Satisfy your sweet tooth with low-fat alternatives like frozen yogurt...