When I first came across this phrase, I thought it was a joke:  after all, only in the States could such a pseudo-scientific phrase be invented to describe the fact that kids don't spend enough time outdoors! 

Certainly I don't mean to imply that it is not a problem:  even in my small rural town, far too many children spend far too much time exercising their thumbs instead of their minds and bodies.

This article recognizes and defines the problem, but more interesting perhaps, it discusses the fact that now the condition (!) has a name, developers will be coming up with solutions. The cynic in me says that their motives may not be altogether pure, if this "diagnosis" catches on, they will after all be the first ones with the appropriate selling point ... but even so, what could be better than more ways to get more kids outdoors?

Fortunately in this case, the solution to the disorder involves neither a vaccine nor a pill!

Leave no child inside

The situation brings new meaning to the term "guinea pig".  All these chemicals which were received with such fanfare, and promoted as making our lives easier, may actually be putting the health of future generations at risk.

"Most Americans haven't heard of body burden testing, but it's a hot  topic among environmentalists and public health experts who warn that  the industrial chemicals we come into contact with every day are  accumulating in our bodies and endangering our health in ways we have  yet to understand. "

Regular detoxing doesn't seem like such a bad idea after reading an article like the one below!

Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids' bodies

The Vitamin Lady writes about Detoxing the Body - Health through Cleansing

Selection of products for Cleansing and Detoxification.