The future of health

I just read from the news, One-Third of U.S. Teens Out of Shape. It seems that something must be done to help the new generation.

There should be a lot of advice from specialists and I am sure that no many youngsters would follow. If a message will be neglected, the problem is the wrong concept that applied.

All adults have been young some years ago and most might forget their valuable experience. There are much more changes from generation to generation. Radio, television as well as Internet influence new generations. No matter how, parents do have the duty to guide their children. I mean guidance, not administration. It is certain that every parent will care for the children. The problem is the lack of knowledge for this problem.

From the report, we can see that the situation is not about poor families only, even the rich and educated families are no exception. In fact, I am afraid that the worst cases may not be about poverty, instead, it may be the excess care, or spoiling, of richer families.

Recently, there are some children in China suffering hyperthermia. This is astonishing that someone would have heat illness in cold weather. The reason is found. The children had too many clothes that raised the body temperature too much. Some parents said that they did not know how many clothes were enough. This stupidity reminds me of my old and odd idea. People should apply for a license before allowing them to give birth.

There is an old Chinese saying, "the more clothes you have the more cold you feel". I am sure that this would be based on experience, not science. Yet it is true that keeping our body warm requires a layer of warm air between the body and the overcoat. Too many clothes will give no space for the warm air.

This example indicated that some people should remain poor and smart instead of rich and stupid. The worst thing is the next and next generations of human will have serious health problem.