Today, there is broad agreement: childhood obesity is a public health epidemic. One in three American children is now overweight or obese. Obese children are at increased risk for other serious problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gallbladder disease and certain cancers.
But momentum around fighting this urgent health problem is building. Lawmakers are holding hearings on strengthening school health programs. Michelle Obama’s national “Let’s Move!” program to fight childhood obesity is kicking into gear. And last week, that new energy and momentum was on display at a briefing hosted by health policy journal Health Affairs (a Burness client).
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