Another case of adult health problems in young children. Blamed on obesity, poor diet, and insufficient
hydration, evidently American children are developing kidney stones. Hospitals are even developing pediatric kidney stone units.
Little Tessa here, age 11, has “cut back on salt and is drinking more water.”
What’s next? Are we going to hear about fourth-graders trying to scale back on the whisky and poker nights?
Also, kindergartens may outlaw the “kegstand.”
Now you understand why this generation of children in America will be the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their parents.
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