Prevention Plus+ Monthly Event
FREE Health Education Seminar
Speaker: Elisabeth Small, National Director
We are not paying enough attention to nutrition:
We are in the middle of a crisis over the nutritional health for our children. Fortunately there are simple and easy solutions every parent can implement. Please join us and learn how to give your child the healthy lifestyle they deserve!
Time: 10am & 11am
Date: Saturday, May 3th
Here are a few of the startling statistics:
- Less than 7% of all children and adolescents consume the recommended 3 servings of vegetables per day. (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)
- 1 child in 4 is obese. (International Journal of Obesity)
- Nearly 50% of obese adolescents remain obese as adults. (International Journal of Obesity)
- About 6% of elementary school children and 7% of adolescent children miss 11 or more days of school yearly due to illness or injury. (CDC National Center for Health Statistics)
- In the last 20 years, Type 2 diabetes has increased ten-fold.
(International Journal of Obesity) - By the age of 12, an estimated 70% of our children have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries.
(Bogalusa Heart Study) - 7% of school age children are diagnosed as ADHD.
(Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
About Prevention Plus+:
Prevention Plus+ is a seminar hosted by monthly by the Arts Academy and run by the National Safety Association (NSA). NSA conducts several clinical research studies on health and nutrition. Their core product is Juice Plus+ a nutritional supplement that combines a variety of fruits, vegetables and grains into a capsule form.
For additional information contact: Linda Strutz - 954.923.1950
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