Obesity in American Schools - A Witch-hunt

In the media, it seems parents are told to fear for their children more and more everyday. One of the hotter paranoid topics of late has been the alleged problem of obesity in the younger generation. It doe not seem to be motivation enough for parents to prepare a wholesome dinner at home anymore. With the help of ubiquitous advertisement, children are making the decision to eat unhealthy on their own time. Thus, maybe this …

…having such unhealthy products. Anyway you want to look at it, though, these kids are ignorant to proper diets. Instead of looking for a scapegoat, schools and parents should be looking for a source of good health information and presenting it to their children. Let them discern for their own, but with both sides represented, because after all, these children should be able to decide for themselves what they want to do with their bodies.