It’s time to ACTIVATE TUCSON!!!

Childhood obesity is literally and figuratively choking this country’s future, derailing the health of our youth and driving the costs of insurance and health care up, up and eventually away from those who need it most.

“Some experts warn that today’s children are the first generation in danger of living a shorter lifespan than their parents,” said Scott Going, a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Arizona.

In an attempt to help curb the disturbing trends of growing obesity, chronic disease and health-care crisis, the YMCA has developed Activate America

Full Throttle, Rock Star, Monster, Red Bull. They sound more like the names of rock bands than energy drinks. The catchy names are catching on with young people who are devouring the drinks by the gallon. Each can is loaded with sugar and caffeine to provide instant energy. “So many athletes aren’t drinking water on the sidelines anymore. They don‘t even drink Gatorade. All they want are energy drinks,”