None of the above. Like American adults, kids are overweight in record numbers. In fact, in May, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new charts designed to help pediatricians catch the early signs of obesity in children. We tend to eat on the run. We need to get back to sit-down dinners.
Parents are role models, and the structure of family meals is important.
Kids don't need to eliminate sweets and desserts. In fact, kids need fat for growth and brain development. Exercise is important, too. Many kids, especially latchkey kids, are inactive. And physical education is less common in schools today than it was a generation ago.