According to a new study, children in low income neighborhoods are getting unwanted calories from convenience store shopping close to school. Researcher observed the habits of grade school kids and found during each visit students spent a dollar. They consumed 356 unwanted calories and 42 percent shopped at the store two times a day! That's 3500 excess calories a week which us enough to pack on a pound.
Carolyn Weekes says she battles the junk food beast on a regular basis. But her son has a mind of his own "My son is overweight and I tell him it's a choice," said Carolyn Weekes.Dr. Michael Pettie of Schneider Children's Hospital says convenience store snaking shouldn't be taken lightly. Childhood obesity can lead to heart disease and diabetes.
"These kids will die, have shorter life expectancy than a parent," said Pettie.
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