Fat-Proof Your Child

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Summary: A lifestyle to learn again
Review: A life with 50-150 extra pounds is not a very good option. I hope to pass this on to my kids. I've also read don't eat your heart out, which is also a good reference (although I believe heart problems are mostly genetic, up to a point). I was carrying 30 extra pounds which were lost through excercise. I would like to try to teach my kids to not 'eat with the masses'.

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Summary: A great place to start
Review: After picking this book up at the library, I am now purchasing it for our home. I found this book to be very helpful. It is very well organized and is easy to find answers to specific questions. The recipes contained were delicious and easy to prepare. The author uses encouragement instead of guilt to motivate his readers. I think this book is an excellent place to start when searching for a healthier eating style.

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Summary: Starve your kids now so they can be fat later.
Review: Another book that teaches kids that being bigger is a personal defect caused by personal weakness, and too much eating. If you just quit doing 'this' and stop doing 'that' you can be just like the other kids. Complete drivel. A waste of money. Find a book that will teach your children about the value of being different, not one that tries to scare them into starved conformity.

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Summary: Wise, practical, and medically sound
Review: Life is about making choices and owning up to them. Too many kids in America are fat. This didn't used to be so. Times have changed. Here is advise on motivating yourself and your kids. Setting a good example, teaching them how to make proper choices, and educating them for a healthy life. Doesn't neglect exercise. Good recipes. Doesn't require counting fat or calories, just being smart. Put away your guilt and become a leader in your household, here's how. Your kids and grandkids will thank you for generations.

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Summary: Excellent advice on cutting fat & increasing fitness in kids
Review: This is a well organized book with lots of useful advice and good dietary recommendations. I just have two complaints: 1) There is an assumption that heavy kids are heavy because they eat junk food and don't exercise. I'm living with a heavy kid who rarely eats junk food and has always exercised a lot. This message is frustrating, to say the least. 2) The title is a problem. My daughter is already hyper-sensitive about her weight, were I to buy this book (I read it at the library), the title itself would confirm to her that I find her "fat." In fact, I would purchase this book, were it not for the title because it is among the best of the books covering the subject, and I've read a number of them. I appreciate the books emphasis on physical fitness. I think a person who is physically fit has a better life and feels better in every way. Parents have an obligation to promote such well being as far as I'm concerned.