Kids+and+unhealthy+snacks

** Kids and unhealthy snacks **  Also school should be serious about snacks they are providing to the kids. Most schools they offered unhealthy foods to the kids that can cause serious health issues or get more weight later in life. Rao Goutham cited by the American Medical Association reported that 18.8 percent of children six to 11 years of age and 17.4 percent of adolescent 12 to 19 years of age in America are obese (2008). So Schools should design more programs that can incorporate healthy food choices in order for kids to know what best for them to eat or drink in order to cut down on unhealthy choices. According to the Surgeon General Richard Carmona cited by the American Heart Association: “Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be less and have s shorter life expectancy than their parents”(January 28, 2011).