| Obesity, especially in children, is a matter of rapidly | | | | amounts of vitamins like B6, E, Folic acid, and Biotin. |
| growing concern in the United States. For the first time | | | | Proper nutrition also means getting quality minerals into |
| in decades, we are projecting a decline in life | | | | our systems like copper, manganese, and zinc.Pediatric |
| expectancy for the current generation of pre-teens | | | | obesity is a term that is becoming increasingly |
| and children! This crisis has attracted the attention of | | | | common. What used to be an anomaly--a child who |
| everyone from former president Bill Clinton to the | | | | weighs at least 20 percent more than is healthy--is |
| Surgeon General to pediatricians and parents | | | | now increasingly commonplace. In addition the |
| everywhere.Not only is childhood obesity decreasing | | | | increased health risks and decreased life span of |
| the life span of today's kids, but it's also affecting their | | | | overweight children, there is also the not-inconsiderable |
| quality of life. Diseases that we used to see primarily in | | | | social stigma attached to being heavy. These children |
| adults are cropping up in children, even toddlers. | | | | tend to withdraw into themselves, becoming shy, |
| Diabetes, emphysema, and other troubling health issues | | | | uncomfortable, and solitary.Clearly, an overweight child |
| are beginning to plague people at younger and | | | | is dealing with a number of issues concerning all areas |
| younger ages.New research tells us that the primary | | | | of health: emotional and mental, as well as physical. |
| cause of our obesity problems is, ironically, malnutrition! | | | | Now, people want to know: what is causing this |
| Although our kids are eating a lot more food, they are | | | | distressing trend? Can anything be done to stop |
| simply not getting the vitamins and minerals they need. | | | | it?What Is the Cure for Pediatric Obesity?Experts on |
| This means that their bodies will continue to crave | | | | pediatric obesity have been working non-stop for |
| food, desperate for the necessary elements of | | | | years to unravel this mystery. They have had |
| survival.Dr. Anhalt is a world-renowned endocrinologist | | | | worldwide support, since obese children imply great |
| and childhood obesity expert. He has studied the | | | | social health concerns long into the future. Fortunately, |
| problem, and found a way to reverse it. "EssentiaLean" | | | | new light has been shed on this problem.Experts such |
| is a product he has created to offer our children's | | | | as Dr. Anhalt, the director of pediatric endocrinology at |
| bodies the vitamins and minerals needed to finally | | | | the St. Barnabas Medical Center, believe a solution has |
| satiate the bone-deep need for building blocks such as | | | | been found. Dr. Anhalt has noticed that obese children |
| antioxidants and vitamins B12, E, and D. When the | | | | are remarkably deficient in some very basic vitamins |
| human body is getting what it needs, the compulsive | | | | and minerals, and that getting the child's body back into |
| search for more and more food can be eliminated.The | | | | balance can make a world of difference. As such, this |
| causes for obesity are proving to be more complex | | | | esteemed doctor has developed a formula called |
| than were once thought, and more and more | | | | "EssentiaLean," which supplies children with the |
| researchers are looking to vitamin and nutrient | | | | nutrients they need, which, when combined with better |
| deficiencies to explain the problem. It used to be that | | | | eating and exercise habits, will reverse the |
| obesity, especially in children, was thought to be a | | | | weight-gaining trend and lead to a much healthier and |
| result of lack of willpower, even lack of parental | | | | happier life.Lauren Jackson is a free-lance contributor |
| supervision. Now, however, there is new information | | | | to many nutrition forums highlighting children's issues. |
| coming to light that is dramatically changing how we | | | | She is currently working on her PHD and looks |
| think about weight and weight gain.Our bodies need | | | | forward to private practice counseling for children and |
| real, complete nutrition in order to function, to process | | | | their familes struggling with obesity. |
| oxygen, to think, and to act. This means adequate | | | | |