The title says it all, which is a quote from Tom Myslinski, currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. Every youth sports related newspaper or magazine article you read these days has children as young as 7-8 years-old playing organized year-round sports. If you are not participating on one team, the other two teams you play on most likely have a game somewhere. On the flip side, computer games, video games, Game Boys and a whole host of other non-active "baby sitters" have changed the way our kids grow up. Gone are the days of all night "hide and seek" with your friends, climbing up trees, street football and stick ball; games which build the foundation for having the opportunity to achieve sports excellence later in life. Kids today seem to be in two categories over participation in sports or total inactivity.

     Let me describe to you a sure fire way to lose weight and protect your health. First, we need to understand two terms, glycemic index and glycemic load.Glycemic index- is the ranking of carbohydrate-containing foods based on the blood glucose response and is a measure of carbohydrate quality. The higher the ranking on the glycemic index the lower the quality of the food.Glycemic load- is a standardized measure of the increase in blood sugar 2 hours after consuming a typical serving of food. The higher the fiber content of the food, the lower the glycemic load.     About an hour after eating an easily digestible carbohydrate, blood glucose and insulin levels spike. After 3 to 4 hours blood glucose drops below fasting level, which creates a sensation of hunger. Slowly digested carbohydrates cause less of a spike, blood glucose does not drop below fasting levels and hunger is put on hold!