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Updated: 10:55 PM Nov 18, 2009
Childhood Obesity Tackled in Ohio
Tackling the obesity problem is no simple task, but now the push is on to stop the problem where it starts -- in childhood. A new coalition of businesses and health-care advocates is making a push in Ohio for statewide standards designed to make Ohio students healthier.
Posted: 10:47 PM Nov 18, 2009Reporter: Brad Myers Email Address: brad.myers@wsaz.com |
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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Tackling the obesity problem is no simple task, but now the push is on to stop the problem where it starts -- in childhood.
A new coalition of businesses and health-care advocates is making a push in Ohio for statewide standards designed to make Ohio students healthier.
The group has introduced a bill that would require Ohio schools to make changes including more physical activity time for students each day.
The bill could also require schools to offer healthier food and drink choices and even require body-mass-index screenings for students entering 3rd, 5th and 9th grades. The Healthy Kids, Healthy Choices bill is now being debated in the Ohio house and senate.
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Maybe the welfare system should redo the food stamp card. Maybe it shouldn't let soda, little debbie cakes, potato chips and so on to be bought with the card. Maybe they should be set up a little more like wic, so healthy stuff has to be bought. School food is a problem to almost a whole days worth of calories in one school lunch, and not good calories either.
Physical Education is not the problem...it is the food these children are given for breakfast and lunch. Just look at the menu! Carb, carb, carb, processed meat, carb, carb, ...
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