Encourage your teen to eat three balanced meals a day, with fruits or vegetables as snacks.
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Parents can do a lot to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in their kids, even if the parents already have it.
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Most children become obese because of a poor diet, lack of physical activity, and other lifestyle issues. In rare cases, however, a child’s excess weight may be because of a specific illness.
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For overweight children 7 and older, the initial goal is to keep them from gaining more weight. Changes in eating habits and exercise are gradually introduced to trim pounds.
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