Food and Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy, Active Kids

Unless you've been hunkered down in your bunker since Y2K, you've no doubt heard the news that the American obesity epidemic now extends to our youngest citizens. Lack of physical play and exercise, deep-fat fried and junk foods at the schools and at home, and too much time spent in front of the TV or the computer have all taken their toll. In fact, today's generation of children is the first to be less healthy than their parents. Hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) in the English edition and George Lopez on the Spanish version, this upbeat, motivational video from Rob Reiner's Parents' Action for Children's group I Am Your Child series features experts ranging from former Surgeon General David Satcher to Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, who talk about practical ways that parents can take “baby steps” towards adopting an overall healthier family lifestyle (with a particularly welcome special focus on parent-led campaigns to remove candy and soft drink vending machines from public schools). Presenting essential information at an affordable price, this is highly recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (R. Reagan)