May 20th, 2012 by Len Saunders
From Culture Map?..
ast week in a desperate attempt to stem the rise of obesity levels, the prestigious independent body of scientists and physicians that advises the feds on health policy, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), recommended requiring at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day in schools and considering excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.
It also urged food companies to improve nutritional standards for foods marketed to people under 18 years old, recommending that mandatory standards be considered at all levels of government if the companies don?t adopt their own.
Pretty radical stuff, huh? Well, our obesity problem is growing (no pun intended), and for the first time, our children may not live as long as us. Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and the number of people who are morbidly obese (weighing in at twice the ideal body weight) is seriously rising. Unbelievably, 6.9 percent of middle school children are morbidly obese (defined as those having a BMI in the 99th percentile).
If these trends continue, 42 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030.
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