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Thursday, June 28, 2007

rate well: shaq's family challenge
one thing that gave me shivers down my spine during my undergrad life, was in my 3rd year health promotion lecture. my prof said the following (bolded for emphasis):

"our generation will be the first to bury our kids if we don't change our lifestyles...nutrition and activity."

that shit fucked me up. it's all around us, but we don't think about it. with all of the technological advances, all of the advances in agricultural biotechnology and hence the easily-obtained abudance in (inorganic, man-made, nutrient-lacking, fake) food, bombardment of fast food ads, not to mention the politicians scrapping physical activity programs in the school system, it's a scary time for today's youth. all i had to worry about when i was young was tomorrow's social environmental studies test or whether or not my brother left me the key under the doormat. obesity is prevalent in the U.S., and canada is rapidly taking suit. however, don't for a second think that obesity is something exclusive to adulthood. children don't buy their groceries or pay for their meals when dining out, parents do. beyond that, children mimic their parents - so when mom or dad adds tons of salt or sugar to their food, then kids will do the same. if mom and dad aren't physically active once in a while then why would kids be inspired to do the opposite? then we wonder why kids are getting obese too.

it's one thing to say something's a problem, but it's another thing to do something about it and actually make change. talk is cheap but not for mr. o'neal. shaq's new show, "big challenge" is a breath of fresh air on the tube. during each reality-type episode, shaq is attempting to educate and change the lives of youth not only on the actual program, but for the children and parents watching, just the same. if you get the chance, try and catch an episode on abc tuesday nights; it gets the double thumb-up on my part. the website is pretty informing too.

keep your kids in mind...even if you aren't parents yet, you can start by taking care of yourselves.

kudos to shaq, even if he can't shoot free-throws.

SHAQ ATTAQ!!!
(you know i had to say it)

[shaq's family challenge official website]
[shaq's big challenge @ ABC]

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