(eWebWire.com) June 09, 2010 — WORLD WIDE WEB, June 09, 2010 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) — One solution is to add exercise back into daily life. A safe and socially accepted way to do this is to organize a Walking School Bus in your neighborhood; a parent or hired college student chaperones the group of children.

"Two contributors to undesired fat gain are sugar-sweetened soft drinks and a sedentary lifestyle," said James McKillop."Medical research has found that integrating whole grains into a healthy diet can help reduce an individual's likelihood of developing heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, stroke, diabetes and obesity," he added.

Yes, achieving a healthy weight is important. But the desire to get too thin can lead to health problems. Anorexia is the through-the-looking-glass twin of obesity. The outward manifestation is the opposite of obesity: a skeletal frame rather than a blimped-up pincushion. The eating disorders known as anorexia and bulimia and bingeing are not the same as obesity, but they are about obesity, a fear of fatness that is so powerful that sometimes death seems like the better option. They are all, one way or another, about body image.

About James McKillop
James McKillop RD, LD is a registered and licensed dietitian and sports nutritionist. He is an internationally-health advocate, author and speaker. McKillop received his M.A. from Cornell and in 1938, from the same institution, he accepted his Ph.D. in nutrition with honors. He has helped thousands of people in over 65 countries learn how to take control of their health--and keep it. His book, "The Fitness/Nutrition Guide," is a step-by-step guide to optimum health.