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Childhood obesity: £372m for health strategy
By Melanie Defries,
Nursery World,
31 January 2008
A £372m anti-obesity strategy spanning schools, the food industry and employers was unveiled by the Government last week.
The cross-department strategy aims to promote children's health and nutrition, boost exercise levels and build towns that encourage physical activity. It follows the Foresight report (News, 25 October 2007), which found that if current trends continue, nearly 60 per cent of adults and 25 per cent of children would be obese by 2050. The strategy includes a campaign to raise breastfeeding rates, invest in healthy schools, increase participation in sports and exercise and make cooking a compulsory part of the national curriculum. A £75m marketing programme will urge...
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