Each generation is presented with unique challenges. Today’s youth faces the challenges of a childhood obesity epidemic. Childhood obesity warrants special attention because the damage caused by being overweight is far greater to a child’s body than it is to a person who gained weight as an adult. The stress to internal organs is extensive and sometimes irreversible.
Being overweight or obese also increases the risk for several chronic diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes and some cancers.
We encourage parents and caregivers to read and compare SweetLeaf Stevia® Sweeteners to other sweeteners to see the SweetLeaf® difference firsthand.
Using SweetLeaf® instead of artificial sweeteners or other natural sweeteners containing calories and carbohydrates can help maintain an “energy balance” – the amount of calories consumed in relation to the amount of calories expended.