I was asked this specific question a lot in the last two weeks from clients, friends, and a physician group I work with.   We’ve all heard that our children are the first generation that will not outlive their parents.   Fifteen percent of children in the United States are considered overweight and another fifteen percent are at risk of being overweight.   There’s a lot of scary statistics out there and it's starting to cause some panic. Here are my thoughts.   I feel strongly that it’s important to catch irregular eating, unhealthy habits, or weight gain in kids earlier than later.   When I say early I mean as early as two believe it or not. There’s a reason that pediatricians and dietitians recommend changing from whole milk to skim after the age of two, as brains no longer require the extra fat intake for development.   If your child is in the toddler years or beyond and eats multiple servings of food, is ‘addicted’ to junk food, or there is co...