How to Raise Kids with Healthy Weights

The statistics are shocking: 17 percent of the kids in this country are obese, a stat that's tripled in the last three decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control. So what are the best ways to raise kids who have healthy weights? These are the top 7 (simple and fun!) things you can do, courtesy of Hansa Bhargava, MD, Pediatric and FIT Medical Editor for WebMD: - By Ellen Seidman

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  1. Start with a filling breakfast...
  2. Keep veggies and fruit handy
  3. Get milk
  4. Move and groove together
  5. Let kids have their (little) treats
  6. Give kids lots of playtime
  7. Be the action you want to see!

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PrevNext
  1. Start with a filling breakfast...
  2. Keep veggies and fruit handy
  3. Get milk
  4. Move and groove together
  5. Let kids have their (little) treats
  6. Give kids lots of playtime
  7. Be the action you want to see!