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I just read a report that started with, "Children with risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol and diabetes, are showing signs of narrowing and hardening of the arteries, conditions normally associated with adults, a study said."

I wonder why?  I have never liked the fast food trash that is fed to kids.   Parents seem to select those food items that take the least time to prepare, are microwaved and then given to the kid like they are horses.  I've seen it often enough in my own family.  Few kids today have been exposed to real home cooking and that is a shame.  But, a bigger shame is, their parents have no idea how to cook....and I'm being honest here.  Today, if you gave most women or men a chunk of raw beef, some potatoes, cabbage, carrots and other veggies, they would turn their noses up....not sure what to do.  This fast food stuff is great, if you're out shopping and need a meal, but to eat it for dinner, I think not.

 Now, I don't want to come across as "holier than thou", because I  eat fast food at times.  If there is a valid reason I cannot have a "normal" meal, I will eat out.  But, compared to the 50's and  60's, I think (I have no facts here) that more people rely on fast food, simply because (1) they don't know how to cook, (2) it's faster and less of a pain in the rear to buy it than cook it, (3) they are lazy.  Most of the problem I think, is number 3.

So, when little fat butted Billy comes from the doctor and he's told he has a problem with his heart, I wonder why?  Come on, learn to cook heathy foods (great suggestion from a redneck),  Get the boy some real, honest to God, exercise and follow the doctors orders.

 Kids today, I am not being negative, I've seen it in my own family, do very little in the way of exercise or real work.  They spend most of their time in front of the T.V. or a game of some sort.  Not good.  Get 'em off of their asses and doing something outdoors...football, baseball, or hiking. Most have NO idea of what a full day of work is (Which is another area I won't touch right now) and to be honest, they are pampered.  Exercise will reduce the high cholesterol in most kids today.

When I grew up, we had fatback, fried everything, and ate a lot of high cholesterol types of foods, but we worked hard and long hours.  The difference, I think, is the laid back attitude of people today.   See, we ate deadly foods, but we worked hard and that made up for it.  If most folks did a little physical work, the high cholesterol  levels would drop.  But, when you combine the lack of work, the desire to stay in front of the "tube" or to play games, you've got medial problems.

So, when little Billy has medical problems, blame your own buns, not him or wonder why.  The foods of the past would have killed most folks today due to the high cholesterol level in most of them...but we didn't have the T.V., Games, or sit on our butts all day. 

It's time to get real, or our kids will start to die.

 WR Benton