Childhood Obesity
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Home

provide healthy meals

physical activity

limit television

provide pleasant and safe environment


School

fund mandatory physical education

establish stricter standards for school lunch programs

eliminate unhealthy foods

provide healthy snacks


Urban Design

protect open spaces

build pavements


Marketing & Media

require nutrition labels on fast food packaging

prohibit food advertising and marketing directed towards children

increase funding for public-health campaigns for obesity prevention


References:
Canada Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute. (1998). Active living for overweight youth. Retrieved November 9, 2002 from:
http://64.26.159.200/cflri/tips/91/LT91_06.html

Cristol, Hope. (2002). Trends in global obesity. The Futurist. Retrieved from http://www.unc.edu/news/newsserv

McLellan, Faith. (2002). Marketing and advertisng: harmful to children's health. Lancet, 360(9338), 1001. Retrieved November 5, 2002 from: Canadian MAS FullTEXT Elite.

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