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Kids are Getting Sick from Lack of Exercise & Play

Author
[email protected] (Lisa E. Cohn)
Published
Tue 05 Jan 2021
Episode Link
https://lisacohn.audioacrobat.com/deluge/lisacohn-20210105135727-8446.mp3

Kids and teens are getting sick from lack of exercise and outdoor play, says Dr. Dan O'Neill, an orthopedic surgeon, sports psychologist and author of "Survival of the Fit." Screen time and processed foods are the culprit. Twenty percent of kids are obese and many of them are suffering from ailments like diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol--adult illnesses.What can parents do to keep their kids healthy?

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