What Is The Government Doing To Prevent Obesity?

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Solving Obesity……Do I Hear Food Retailers?

We’ve indicted the following as partial contributors or contributing factors to the child obesity crisis:

  • Parents
  • Schools for lack of P.E., poor nutrition in the lunchroom
  • Vending machine offerings
  • Manufacturers who make the food we “can’t pass up and tend to over-eat”
  • Restaurants and fast food outlets who provide cheap, poor quality food in huge portion sizes
  • Advertisers who make us yearn for sweets and treats
  • Beverage makers who flood the market with high calorie, sweet drinks
  • Costly...
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