Share healthy foods at school. Share healthy foods at school. Let’s do it together. “Because of...
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Share healthy foods at school. Share healthy foods at school. Let’s do it together. “Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits,
Share healthy foods at school. Share healthy foods at school.
Lets do it together. Because of the increasing rates of obesity,
unhealthy eating habits, and physical inactivity, we may see the
first generation that will be less healthy and have a shorter life
expectancy than their parents. Richard H. Carmona, former U.S.
Surgeon General, 2004
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Who Are We? Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a national
grassroots partnership created to address the epidemic of
overweight, undernourished, and sedentary youth by focusing on
changes in schools. Healthy Kids Learn Better
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being overweight or obese has become the leading medical reason
recruits are rejected for military service.We consider this problem
so serious from a national security perspective that we have joined
more than 130 other retired generals, admirals and senior military
leaders in calling on Congress to pass new child nutrition
legislation. A National Crisis from The latest national security
threat: obesity By retired U.S. Army Generals John M. Shalikashvili
and Hugh Shelton, both former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Washington Post, Friday, April 30, 2010
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC.
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1985 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30
lbs. overweight for 5 4 person) No Data