Sentences with phrase «combat child obesity»

The government needs to approach this issue not merely by making suggestions which give the impression they are doing something to combat child obesity, but actually taking proactive steps to overcome this increasing dilemma in the UK.

Tucked within an Orwellian press release touting its efforts to «combat child obesity,» the Texas Department of Agriculture has made official its lifting of a decade - old ban on deep fat fryers in Texas schools, as well as rolling back other common sense school nutrition measures.

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The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and to Chef & Child, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition in children and to combat childhood obesity.

The aim of the Standards is to combat childhood obesity and other health problems, and to help children enjoy balanced meals containing good sources of protein, starch, fruit, vegetables and salad.

ACF is home to ACF Culinary Team USA, the official representative for the United States in major international culinary competitions, and to the Chef & Child Foundation, founded in 1989 to promote proper nutrition in children and to combat childhood obesity.

Not only, as you mentioned, is there a growing trend of childhood obesity, which breastfeeding seems to help combat (by teaching satiety and being perfectly balanced for each child), but like you said — children come in all sizes.

He warned that» If some operators would use branding in a way that confuses mothers, particularly the least educated ones, then this could result in a step backwards that would increase health inequalities in Europe and would affect member states and WHO efforts to combat childhood obesity and other child health problems.»

I believe there is far too much emphasis placed on physical activity as a mechanism to combat childhood diseases like diabetes, diabetes, and oncoming disorders children will experience earlier in life like heart disease, cancer, and obesity.

«I am thrilled that Congress has taken a major step forward today in passing the Child Nutrition bill — a groundbreaking piece of legislation that will help us provide healthier school meals to children across America and will play an integral role in our efforts to combat childhood obesity,» Mrs. Obama said in a statement released shortly after the bill was passed.

With approximately 55 million children enrolled in the U.S., schools can play a powerful role in the efforts to combat obesity.

It is vital to continue supporting programs that combat obesity and work to increase children's consumption of healthy food, parental education, and children's physical activity.

After sharing some alarming statistics about the unfitness of both potential military recruits and a significant portion of those already in the military, Mission Readiness argues that «[w] ith children consuming up to half of their daily calories while at school and out of sight of their parents, schools should be a focal point in the nation's effort to combat childhood obesity.»

The UCLA / RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, a CDC - funded prevention research program, has been test - driving a way to get children drinking more water at mealtime to help combat America's obesity epidemic.

Eighty - nine percent of New Yorkers agree obesity is a somewhat serious or very serious problem among children and teenagers, but 54 percent feel government efforts to combat that problem accounts to too much «meddling» along the lines of a Nanny State.

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California, attempting to combat an epidemic of obesity among school - age children and teens, was among the first states in the nation to mandate the amount of time students must spend in P.E. class.

Great nutrition and lots of physical activity is good for every child, but it's not enough to combat obesity caused by autism medicine.

Outdoor play has positive impacts on health and has been shown to combat childhood obesity and help develop stronger immune systems.30 Research also shows that children who play outdoors regularly have more active imaginations, lower stress levels, and have greater respect for themselves and others.31