Statistics Show Severity Of Childhood Obesity Crisis Your Health ...

From Canada.com?..

Thank you for bringing to the public?s attention the urgency of the childhood obesity issue in your editorial on Nov. 23.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation?s vision is that all children and youth will grow up healthy with access to physical activity and healthy eating where they live, learn and play. The Jump Rope for Heart program supports this through the fun event of skipping and is supported in over 30 schools in the Nanaimo Ladysmith school district and 135 schools Island wide.

In addition to the statistics that you quoted from 2007, there are even more concerning statistics that come from the recent 2012 Report Card on Children and Youth. These stats are not showing improvement in the lives of the next generation:

? 46% of Canadian kids get three hours or less of active play per week, including weekends

? 63% of Canadian kids? free time after school and on weekends is spent being sedentary

? Canadian kids are spending seven hours and 48 minutes per day in front of screens, exceeding the guideline of no more than two hours per day.

We cannot simply point the finger at parents and kids for these trends. It takes an entire community to implement this magnitude of change. Changes in our neighbourhoods and environments can make it challenging for families to make healthy choices.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is working to help make it easier for children and youth to eat healthy food and be more physically active: ? We are launching a campaign in the fall 2012 to encourage British Columbians to ask for nutrition information in restaurants across the province. Diners can use this information to make healthier choices for themselves and their families when eating out.

? We are working with local governments to design communities with health in mind, such as making it safer and easier to walk or bike to and from school.

? Our National ?Time to Start Campaign? is an educational campaign that will be launched in August 2012 to help give their kids a healthy start to the new school year. Parents will find helpful tips on preparing healthy breakfasts and finding active ways to get to school.

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Source: http://www.lensaunders.com/wp/?p=7467

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