“As childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to rise at unprecedented rates, it is crucial that families make nutrition and exercise an everyday priority. There are many simple changes that can become lifelong habits. These include making neighborhood walks part of a family's routine, making fruits and vegetables available at home and at school and reducing the amount of sugar in beverages and baked goods.”
Dr. Goutham Rao
“Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”
Tom Harkin
“[Health officials consider this approach to be a novel way to combat the growing problem of childhood obesity.] It is a bus where the students walk and the adults supervise, ... Instead of driving, they would join an adult and walk.”
Dennis McBride
“There was lots of information available about the impact of childhood obesity but relatively little on girls' attitudes on contributing factors like health, diet, weight and exercise. So that's what the researchers decided to focus on.”
Marcia Barber
“The food and beverage industry shares the IOM's interest in reducing childhood obesity.”
Richard Martin
“The real solution to childhood obesity lies in changing our built environment. There's no other way to approach it.”
“Lack of physical activity is a major problem here on childhood obesity. And, in fact, the industry is heavily involved in special programs to educate parents and children about the need for good nutrition and physical activity.”
Wally Snyder
