Obesity is an Epidemic

Dickson Medical Associates, Horizon Medical Center and the Dickson County school system have joined forces to in creating a program called Healthy Choices for Dickson Children to provide ideas and information that will help families make healthy decisions regarding nutrition and exercise.

If you are concerned about you or your child being overweight, consider these ideas:

• have the whole family follow the same diet and exercise routine;
• limit television, computer or video games, internet, telephone and other sedentary activities to two hours per day;
• exercise until you sweat for 30 minutes daily;
• stop all drinks and desserts sweetened with sugar and replace them with artificially sweetened alternatives (or water)
• change to low-calorie and low-carbohydrate snacks.