Childhood Obesity Program

" Our a year ago thirteen year old Jason long couldn't imagine having energy to run on the treadmill. -- afternoon as the television and basically the only thing I did was -- this is a picture of Jason in October of last year at 195. Towns around the same time his pediatrician told him -- high cholesterol high blood pressure fatty liver disease and borderline childhood diabetes."

" The motivation was basically. I didn't want to be that they can in school and wanna be able warned that ever want to target easily."

" His doctor referred into the waste Smart programming not Washington pediatric hospital and intensive program for kids ages eight to seventeen with a less traditional approach to weight loss. 50% of the program focuses on education and learning how to change unhealthy habits for a lifetime and parents are just as involved as the kids."

" This is not a program me and job Johnny often you know he's an exercise this is a program -- you're gonna come here and participate. You're gonna learn this stuff take that home to the other family man."

" Many of the youngsters are dealing with depression anxiety bullying at school and significant health complications due to their obesity."

" It's a pair programming averaging just about average speed is 200 pounds through thick area you know its five years old to have my last count. Twenty years ago probably would be on thought at that now it's just -- that's what's happening."

" Participants and their parents meet with the therapists and get one hour of education in one hour of physical activity twice a week for ten weeks. Classes focus on nutrition portion size and food labels. 11100 families have participated but significant drops in body mass index cholesterol levels and pre diabetes indicators."

" Detectives to me I can be your friend an opportunity. Your enemies. Forcing him camera line they wanna help you and the program also actions because. You get ahead and say you have -- say what you wanna do."

" Now Jason's entire family eats healthier and he works out for nearly three hours a day five days a week. -- graduation day reached his personal goal of losing more than forty pounds after eight months in the program."

" When I look in the -- I look at -- and physically fit now and someone. Is still wants because -- Anyone can do this and if you get one friend to help you that's one more than happy for."