First Lady Michelle Obama launched a major initiative on childhood obesity, one of his signature issues. The carefully orchestrated deployment, Obama was foreshadowing his plan for over a month now, talking to the mayors conference, a local YMCA, and also includes a new non-profit foundation and a range of approaches to solve the problem.
The purpose of what she called Let Move: "Addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation." It is a challenge for a problem that has grown dramatically. More than 12% of 2 to 5 years are overweight compared to 5% around 1980; 6 to 11 years, the number has increased by just over 6% to 17%.
The Obama strategy seeks to develop many approaches that have been tried before, often at a national or local level
These include teaching doctors to monitor index body weight of their young patients. building standards for foods served in schools; encourage children to exercise more often (recommended amount is 60 minutes per day); and make them more accessible healthy food. Some of these methods are supported by additional funds, such as $ 400 million in the budget of the President 2011, unveiled last week, to bring grocery stores and farmers markets to areas that do not have them now.
Although a number of studies have shown that the fight against the only cause of the exercise of insufficient obesity, for example, often do not help much, there is evidence that multifaceted approaches may be more such successful.One is a pilot program targeting childhood obesity African American children in Mississippi with diet and exercise. randomized different weight loss strategies behavioral trials are ongoing, including a study of preschool children in Australia.
an intriguing element of Obama's plan is the partnership for a healthier America, a foundation announced today that is backed by some big names in the work of childhood obesity, including the Foundation Robert Wood Johnson. The objectives of the foundation, has posted on its website, are still vague. It aims to develop a network of membership of groups, including businesses, academic institutions and local governments to act in terms of obesity Obama
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