When Your Teens are Obese:  What You Can Do

by Gabriele Amersbach, Prebiotin Science Writer

It’s not just the bullying and social rejection that teens who are obese face. Obesity has a profound effect on your child’s long-term health. While obesity rates among children and adults soar, researchers are providing ample evidence that serious illnesses linked to obesity, like heart disease and diabetes, are also on the increase.

As former first lady Michelle Obama stated in her “Let’s Move” initiative:

     "The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This isn't the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let's move."  

–Let's Move launch announcement, 2/9/2010     

Encouraging exercise and better eating has been the gold standard approach to reducing spiraling obesity rates. Studies have shown that diet and exercise have an impact on the mix of bacteria in our gut, or microbiome. A healthier mix means less obesity, more energy, and better health, for teens and adults. Studies with prebiotic fiber like Prebiotin show that boosting fiber can support healthy weight in all ages and promote better long-term health.

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