For some time now kids have been getting bigger. Well, let's not beat about the bush, kids have been getting fatter. But then, so have their parents. Not all, but quite a lot. We're building up a huge - pardon the pun - problem for the future. The not-too-distant future.

If we don't, as a society, do something about it - and soon - then the "adult" chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular problems will present themselves in younger and younger people.

More and more parents will be burying their children. And all because of preventable problems.

See an article I've written about childhood obesity and diabetes together with some ideas as to what we can do about it. Click here Childhood Obesity Takes Its Toll