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Especially Among Children, Prevention is Key to Halting Obesity … - FOXBusiness- Topic: Childhood Obesity News

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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ —-A focus on prevention of behaviors that lead to obesity and excess weight, as part of a national program of education, promotion, policy and legislation, offers the best opportunity to halt the country’s obesity epidemic, particularly among children, Martin M. Yadrick, the president of the American Dietetic Association testified Thursday, March 26, at a Congressional hearing on the state of obesity in the U. He praised the committee for clearly identifying the national imperative to address obesity and the overall health of our population” and said ADA “is committed to improving the health of our citizens. Yadrick also highlighted ADA’s recommendations to the federal Child Nutrition Act, including giving the Secretary of Agriculture authority to extend nutrition standards to all foods and beverages sold on campuses throughout the day for schools that participate in school breakfast, lunch and after school programs. The troughs of the valleys, and the size of the first two peaks, are generally the same, so the chart looks like the letter ‘W. Read Childhood Obesity

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