Wash your hands before you eat. Kids get into all kinds of messes and moms don t want their children coming to the table with dirty hands. Mom may have just wanted to get the kids out of her hair, but she had the right kind of activity in mind. Playing increases fitness levels and helps burn off excess calories. Many of today s children spend too much time watching television.
Sedentary activities increase the risk of obesity.
In addition, many children tend to snack on high-fat foods while glued to the tube, further increasing the risk of being overweight. Research shows a sedentary lifestyle combined with obesity increases the risk of health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke. No one knows the origination of some of her tips, but mom s advice is often passed from one generation to the next. Today, some of her tips make little sense. We now know that colds are caused by viruses and not temperature.