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STEP UP 5 ways parents can reduce their children’s risk for diabetes and score a home run for their children’s health TO THE PLATE ›››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››››› • ‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ NO ONE SAID BEING A PARENT WAS EASY. From the ﬁrst diaper to the day you drop your child off at college, the parenting game is full of critical moments. Some days, you score; others, you strike out. When it comes to your child’s health, every moment matters. Every meal is an opportunity to give your child the nutrition he or she needs and a chance to instill healthy habits that will last a lifetime—healthy habits that will win big against diseases such as type 2 diabetes. “More and more kids are getting it at a younger age, and it’s more severe,” explains Wayne Andersen, M.D., author of Dr. A’s Habits of Health. “The coupling of diabetes and obesity relates to the environment, daily choices, how [kids] are moving and what they’re eating.” While being overweight doesn’t guarantee a diabetes diagnosis, it does increase a child’s risk. In 1980, 7 percent of American kids ages 6 to 11 were obese compared with nearly 20 percent in 2008. It’s no surprise then that type 2 diabetes is affecting more children today than ever. • • BY STEPHANIE R. CONNER Vim & Vigor · SUM MER 2012 35

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Parrish Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Parrish Medical Center
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Community Calendar
A Life Saved at the Fitness Center
Addressing Hidden Complications
The Breakfast Club
Arthritis Answers
A TV Guide to Radiology
Take Aim
It Might NOT Be Cancer
Colin Firth
Step Up to the Plate
Life After Cancer
Get Dad to the Doc
Virtual Health
Community Health
Third Lease on Life
Commissioned to Greatness
Foundation Focus
Ask the Expert

Vim & Vigor - Summer 2012 - Parrish Medical Center