Protecting America's Children
Last edited by marrael, October 24, 2006
McDonald's, Burger King, Nabisco, and General Mills all want to babysit your children. They make great parents. They will entertain them, educate them, and make them breakfast, lunch, dinner--and snacks!
Scared? Horrified?
Today's children are suffering from an unprecedented epidemic of childhood obesity. Adult onset diabetes, renamed Type II diabetes, now afflicts kids at alarming rates. Parents are investing in overweight carseats for their children, and stores are running out.
We plan to focus on education, advertising, and reforming the federal school lunch program to keep our kids safe.
More pages under this heading:
Protecting Children: Farm-to-SchoolProtecting Children: Nutrition in School Lunches
Protecting Children: School Gardens
Protecting Children: Artificial Dyes and Hyperactivity
More information
CDC Obesity Statistics (web site) Showing the CDC's obesity powerpoint of data from 1985-2005 is a good way to make your friends fall over with shock. You can also find the same information at http://www.bantransfats.com/obesitymap.htmlWaPo: Fast Food Ads Fueling Obesity Among Hispanic Kids (article) February 21, 2008.
Organizations
Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity (organization)Recent news
'Mac and cheese', little exercise boost obesity rate in US kids (article)CSPI: No Substitute for Legislation to Get Junk out of Schools (article)
Kellogg Agrees to Curb Marketing Junk to Kids (news piece)
Salt Intake Is Related to Soft Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents (article) 2008.
