Three Easy Steps to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Pediatrics has published research on the association of 8550 four year olds in the United States, household routines and the effects on obesity. The researchers concluded that preschoolers who:

1. eat evening meals as a family at least 5x/week
2. get at least 10.5 hours of sleep per night
3. have less than 2 hours of screen time per day

have a 40% lower chance of obesity compared to preschoolers who have been exposed to none of the routines mentioned above.

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Reference: Anderson, Sarah E., Whitaker, Robert C.Household Routines and Obesity in US Preschool-Aged Children Pediatrics 2010 0: peds.2009-0417