Fat-Proof Your Child (Paperback)  | Released: 08 Jan 1997

A compelling, comprehensive source book and diet and exercise guide, "Fat-Proof Your Child" spells out how fatty school lunches and too much television contribute to the weight problems of one quarter of all American children. Easy-to-implement solutions are then explored that will get kids and their parents back on the right track. Joseph C. Piscatella is author of "Controlling Your Fat Tooth" and "Choices for a Healthy Heart".As America has grown into a heavier, more sedentary nation, so have its kids. 20 millionon--fully one-quarter--of American children are overweight, with 11% severely obese. 36% of our children aged 2 to 19 have high cholesterol. 66% of 5- to 17-year-olds fail to meet minimum fitness criteria. Knowing what he does about the connection between diet, exercise, and health, lay expert Joseph C. Piscatella is alarmed. Author of "Don't Eat Your Heart Out Cookbook and other books for adults with over 2 million copies in print, Mr. Piscatella now turns to motivating parents to reverse the dangerous trend of overweight, out-of-shape kids. A compelling, comprehensive source book and diet and exercise guide, "Fat-Proof Your Child spells out the whys of the problemo--from too much fast food to too much television, diminishing Phys Ed programs to inexcusably fatty school lunches--then offers easy-to-implement solutions that will get not only kids but also parents back on the right track. Here are 7 Basics that will improve a child's food habits; the Activity Pyramid for children and adolescents; up-to-date research on fat, sugar, salt, and fiber; and, from his wife, Bernie, over 100 recipes that modify favorite family dishes.