BajaNews - 12-3-2011 at 12:01 PM
http://www.sandiegored.com/noticias/20833/Baja-launches-Five...
Por: Omar Millán
29 Noviembre 2011
TIJUANA- - Baja California launched a campaign against childhood obesity on Monday, a problem officials warned was a grave threat to the state’s
population.
Working with the departments of health and education, the state began the “Five Steps” plan, promoting five simple ways children can battle extra
pounds.
An alarming 30 per cent of children in Tijuana are obese, said the state’s health secretary, José Guadalupe Bustamante, at a press conference at the
recreation center Centro de Alto Rendimiento.That puts them at risk of developing chronic, often fatal diseases as adults, he stressed.
The campaign’s message will be taught at all public schools in the state and disseminated through the media. State officials said that, when followed,
they can transform the lives of the children and their families.
• Drink more water, without added flavors or carbonation.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables.
• Get weighed regularly and follow health care recommendations.
• Increase physical activity.
• Share these habits with family members and friends.
The goals are to prevent obesity, reduce its complications, and adopt better eating habits that all the family can follow permanently, Bustamante
said.
The state will coordinate with the K-12 schools to identify children who are overweight or obese. Officials will select those schools with the
greatest number of obese children for greater attention. These measures include offering workshops at the school for the children and their families
on how they can improve their health.
The health secretary stressed that the five steps should be promoted at the family level and supported by schools if it’s to have meaningful,
long-term impact.
bajadock - 12-3-2011 at 01:05 PM
I sincerely hope it has a better effect than the President's Council on Physical Fitness, initiated in 1956. 
DENNIS - 12-3-2011 at 01:14 PM
Lard is the key to kids keeping a slim, trim body. Just tell their Mama to quit pouring it over their Arroz Krispies. 
shari - 12-4-2011 at 09:13 AM
i think it may also have something to do with the big coke bottles on the table at lunch and dinner and all the crappy chip thingies kids always
have...chetos.
805gregg - 12-13-2011 at 06:02 PM
I've seen babys with coke in their bottles.