Raising Healthy Kids Today
Challenges to Kids’ Health Today
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Mercury contamination moves beyond fish; ‘Every link of the food chain affected’ —ABC News, September 18, 2006 Too much junk food being put in children’s hands —World News, March 14, 2009
Baby care products: possible sources of infant phthalate exposure —Pediatrics, February 1, 2008
Bisphenol-A can build up in babies and infants —The Canadian Press, February 23, 2009 und in Carcinogen 1,4-dioxane fo rsonal care leading ‘organic’ brand pe products —Reuters, March 14, 2008
How’s Your Child’s Health? FACT: Overweight Kids—The number of overweight children and teens has DOUBLED in the past 10 years FACT: Type 2 Diabetes—Incidence of type 2 diabetes is rising quickly among kids FACT: Asthma—On average, one out of every 13 school-aged children has asthma FACT: Immune System—Kids miss an average of eight school days per year because of health issues
Poor school performance can result from poor nutrition
FACT: Physical Development—Poor nutrition negatively impacts bone growth and overall physical development
What Are We Putting IN our Kids? FACT:
French Fries—The most common vegetable source for kids today
FACT: Candy—69% of 19- to 24-month-olds eat candy or dessert on any given day FACT:
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Soft Drinks—Most 8-year-olds drink soft drinks daily and each 12 oz. serving contains 9 tsp. of sugar; Phosphorous in soft drinks can leach calcium out of bones Hot Dogs, Cookies, and Rolls—All among the Top 10 sources of food among infants and toddlers 4–24 months of age Junk Food—25% of calories on a typical school day come from junk food
What Are we Putting ON our Kids? FACT:
287 Industrial Chemicals—Found in a test of the umbilical cord blood of 10 newborns: consumerproduct ingredients, banned industrial chemicals, and pesticides
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1,4-Dioxane and Formaldehyde—Found in 61% of 28 children’s bath soaps, shampoos, lotions, and other personal care products tested; considered probable carcinogens by the EPA
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Phthalates—Fragrance can contain phthalates— known endocrine disrupters—which are also known to be skin irritants with potentially negative impacts on the respiratory system, liver, and kidneys
Babies’ skin is 5X thinner and more permeable than FACT: Bisphenol-A—Found in polycarbonate plastic containers, baby bottles, and toys—is an endocrine adult skin, making disrupter; newborns and infants may have up to babies more 11X more in their bodies than adults susceptible to toxins
What Chemicals Are we Using AROUND our Kids? Out of 81,000 CHEMICALS REGISTERED WITH THE EPA IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity! FACT:
Poisonings—Chlorine bleach is the chemical most frequently involved in household poisonings in the U.S.
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Asthma—Common household cleaners and appliances may give off fumes that can be triggers for asthma in children
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Health Risks—Chemicals that can be found in everyday products that are probably under your kitchen sink or in your laundry room, basement, bathroom, and garage are known to be harmful to children, particularly to their developing nervous systems and brains
What Should you Be Doing? Get Educated • Read the Shaklee Health Science booklet: Raising Healthy Kids Today • Be sure to watch the Shaklee Woman to Woman DVD to learn about women’s and kids’ issues • Choose credible Web sites such as www.aap.org for additional information • Read labels—watch for high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, hydrogenated oils, and high sodium
Take Action • Eat well—Be sure that fruits, vegetables, whole Go to the National grains, and lean proteins are in your children’s diets Institutes of Health’s • Supplement wisely Household Products • Banish soft drinks and junk food Database to look up • Get active—Support your children and teens being cosmetic and household involved in physical activities and get out there and products you use http:// shoot some hoops with them! householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm • Use safe, nontoxic household cleaners
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