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Volume 6, Issue 3
Physician addresses childhood obesity
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INSIDE See photos and more from the May Sundowner held at Rancho Santa Fe Plaza PAGE 13
Although growing operations for Ecke Ranch have moved to Guatemala, Paul Ecke says there is still plenty happening here
JUNE 2010
Sporting Life Health Family Festival was held May 23 at Oak Crest Middle The event featured local celebrity athletes from a variety of sports and more GOOD SPORTS ASchool. than 60 booths on sports, nutrition and fitness and live music. There were activities for kids and more than $30,000 in raffle prizes donated by local businesses. Tony Hawk brought his own ramp to the event, where he and his famous pro skateboarder friends entertained the crowd of about 1,000 people. Above, BMX star Simon Tabron wows the crowd with his high-flying aerobatics. See more on Page 3. Photos by Daniel Knighton
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TASTY TIME
A former racecar driver took his life around a major bend to become a successful local restaurant owner
CARDIFF-BY-THESEA — The Cardiff 101 MainStreet Association’s first Taste of Cardiff event took place on May 20. More than 15 restaurants participated in the event, which sold out of its 600 tickets. Bull Taco, located in the San Elijo State Beach campgrounds, won the inaugural Golden Fork Award, which was voted on by more than 300 tasters. Tess Radmill, Cardiff 101 Mainstreet Association program manager, said she has received nothing but positive feedback from the restaurants involved and those attending.“It was overall an amazing experience,” she said.
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After the resignation of chamber CEO Marshall Weinreb, interim Executive Director Angel Haag talks about the organization’s future PAGE 4
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Left, Cardiff resident Vanessa Stone samples some East Coast Pizza. Right, Cardiff musician George Wit performs outside Rimel’s Rotisserie.
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Photos by Daniel Knighton
Encinitas resident Laura Di Lucca, of Cicciotti’s Trattoria Italiana, passes out samples.
Cardiff residents Aleana Baldana and Cameron Borgia sample some Italian food from Cicciotti’s Trattoria Italiana.
By Lillian Cox ENCINITAS — It used to be that a chubby kid was considered cute, even healthier than their peers. Today doctors know that an overweight child can harbor conditions such as hardening of the arteries, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, asthma, depression and low self-esteem. Dr. Christine Wood is a physician with El Camino Pediatrics and author of the book, “How to Get Kids to Eat Great & Love It!” She is also cochair for the San Diego CHRISTINE WOOD Childhood Obesity Initiative. “Hardening of the arteries is a process that starts in childhood,” she said. “Autopsies of teenagers who died of accidental causes show early sign of fatty streaks in their arteries.” She adds that overweight children can often have a compromised immune system translating into higher absenteeism in school. So, why has childhood obesity become so prevalent? “Parents get an idea that Goldfish crackers and chicken nuggets are what you feed a child who is a year old,” Dr. Wood said. “By 2 or 3 years of age most of the child’s food tastes have been established and they are not going to be adding new foods till 8 or 9 years of age.” Dr. Wood said the problem is exacerbated by the fact that restaurants cater to the demand for fried foods with low nutritional value such as French fries, hamburgers and hot dogs. Minorities can be more vulnerable because of a cultural predisposition to fried foods, she added. Many times there can be a higher concentration of fast food restaurants in their communities. “I went to Mexico City with a friend who was raised there and they use a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits,” Dr. Wood said. “Unfortunately, up here there is an infiltration of fast ❚ see Obesity on 15