Health Problem

Thinking back to high school I reflect on all my health classes we were required to take. I was taught that we should eat healthy, and have "x" number of carbs and "y" amount of protein each and everyday, but what they did not teach us was how to apply that to our lives. Childhood obesity growing at an exponential rate because we are not teaching the future generation not only the proper things to eat, but the amount we should be eating. I play basketball and because we travel and are around each other so much, we have noticed each others eating habits. I have noticed our group is one of three things... 1. They always eat junk food and they rarely have fruits or veggies in their diet. 2. They are health freaks and they rarely touch a piece of candy. and 3. They eat when they are hungry and have a good balance of eating sweets with fruits and veggies. Unfortunately, most fall within the first two categories. Where do we learn these habits? We learn them as we grow up, which then carry into adulthood. If we educate our youth now with proper eating habits, it will not only save them from health and psychological problems, it benefit generations after generations.