Citing a new report from the CDC, the article (10-22-2010 in USA Today) says, “[O]ne in ten U.S. adults has diabetes now. The prevalence is expected to rise sharply over the next 40 years with as many as one in three having the disease, primarily type 2 diabetes, according to the report, published in the journal Population Health Metrics.”

The next evening on Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers commented on that same CDC report during the Weekend Update portion of the show, saying, “That can’t be too surprising—for a country that uses fried chicken as bread.”

High cholesterol promotion kit -- works great for adults and kids of all ages; the KFC Double Down Burger.

Referring of course to KFC’s Double-Down sandwich (shown here) featuring bacon and cheese tucked between two fried chicken patties. Once again, Seth came through this past Saturday night, on 11-19-11, successfully making his audience laugh while describing the latest test for detecting high cholesterol in children. “The test is simple; just ask the child their name, and if they can’t answer because their mouth is full of bacon, they have high cholesterol.”

This kind of humor just reinforces the fact that everyone knows down deep inside what a toxic diet we’re consuming. We’re not just eating too much food; we’re eating the wrong food. And, our humor just reflects what people already know or suspect. But when does that humor influence us to go a step further — to start taking the genuine protection of our children’s health seriously — just as 99.9% of the parents do when it comes to protecting them from predators.

Of course you know what follows high cholesterol in children right? Cholesterol lowering drugs for children.

And how do we protect our children’s health? By just saying NO to the rich Western diet that is loaded with meat, dairy, sugar, oil and highly refined carbohydrates. We know that up do 80 percent of our diseases (and our cost of health care) are driven by our food choices. We know those choices are bad, yet we keep on making those same bad choices.

Not interested in protecting your own health? Fine. But what about your children? If you’re not looking after their health, who is? This is no joking matter. Take them for a lifetime ride on the 4-Leaf Train. You, they and their children will be glad you did. Here’s that post about protecting our children and another one about Thanksgiving.

Protecting our children. And not just from predators.

Thanksgiving; being thankful for vibrant health and more.

J. Morris Hicks, author and activist. Working daily to promote health, hope and harmony on planet Earth.

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—J. Morris Hicks…blogging daily at HealthyEatingHealthyWorld.com

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