Every child is an inpidual. So while no two roads to optimal weight are the same, they share a lot of similarities. "I don't think we need to aim for an ideal environment—we just need to aim for a better environment, one where children have access to natural whole foods much of the time, and where they have an opportunity to exercise their bodies, not just their minds, in school; one in which advertising influences are supportive and not undermining of parental responsibility; where healthful foods are less expensive and junk foods are relatively more expensive; and one in which we have political leadership that creates a comprehensive national strategy to support a healthful lifestyle."~ David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., author of Ending the Food Fight

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Testing creates a nice roadmap to address the major imbalances that lead a child to obesity: diet, exercise, stress, hormones, inflammation and poor detoxification. Screening for major complications of obesity: lipid imbalances, high blood pressure, and diabetes is also important. Depending on symptoms, screening for other complications of obesity such as early/delayed puberty, polycystic ovarian syndrome, abnormal clotting tendency, asthma, sleep apnea, acid reflux, constipation, gallstones, fatty liver, bone/joint problems and emotional imbalances may also be necessary. 

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Our kids have become collateral damage in a world that places private profit over public health." ~ David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., author of Ending the Food Fight. A third of children in America are obese or overweight. Does anyone else find that number astonishing?

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