Curbing Childhood Obesity, One School Meal at a Time
Childhood obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years and are continuing their upward trend as foods become less healthy, portion sizes increase and healthy foods are harder to find - even in our schools. This Tuesday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed this growing epidemic and outlined his priorities for the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act during a press conference in Washington, D.C. As the core legislative priority for Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, Sec. Vilsack aims to end childhood hunger by 2015 and curb the rising rates of childhood obesity by improving the nutritional value of the 9 billion meals served by school and summer programs each year. (more...)
