According to the US government statistics, about 32% of children and adolescents are obese or overweight. Almost 20% of children ages 6 to 11 and 18% of those ages 12 to 19 are obese.
The first lady Michelle Obama is determined to reduce childhood obesity as obese children are at a greater risk for weight-related health problems such as high cholesterol and Type 2 Diabetes, and they have an increased chance of becoming obese adults.
Besides the US, Mexico has also started to battle obesity problem in children.
(AFP) – Mexico’s rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches), which is jokingly nicknamed “Vitamin T,” has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts.
The concerned government last week launched a new campaign to battle obesity, which it estimates to cost the health system some 3.2 billion dollars per year.
“Obesity and excess weight are one of the biggest health challenges that Mexico is facing today,” President Felipe Calderon said as he introduced the national public-private plan to improve eating habits, mainly among children.
Nine-year-old Diego attends a school in a middle-class neighbourhood of Mexico City, and he said the food was healthier than it was three years ago, when there were many fried dishes made from corn. [click to continue…]
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