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Let's Keep Southwest Virginia's Children Healthy - Scott County Virginia Star- Topic: Childhood Obesity News

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Recent studies have revealed that childhood obesity rates have doubled in the past 30 years, and today, approximately 25 percent of America’s children between the ages of 6 and 19 are considered overweight. Childhood obesity is not solely a cosmetic condition; being overweight puts a tremendous stress on the body’s heart, bones and lungs and increased the risk of heart attack and stroke at an early age. The measure would also expand professional development programs available to physical and health educators and would include the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles in federal grant programs for elementary and secondary schools. The FIT Kids Act is currently pending before the House Education and Labor Committee, and it will receive my strong support when it is considered by the full House of Representatives. Read Childhood Obesity

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