1. Banning Junk Food from SchoolsBy Monika Martucci 2. Junk Food2 3. Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has morethan tripled in the past 30 years. The percentage of children aged611 years in the United Stateswho were obese increased from7% in 1980 to nearly 20% in2008. Similarly, the percentageof adolescents aged 1219 yearswho were obese increased from5% to 18% over the sameperiod. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm 3 4. Childhood Obesity Facts (contd) In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescentswere overweight or obese. Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for aparticular height from fat, muscle, bone, water, or acombination of these factors. Obesity is defined as havingexcess body fat. Overweight and obesity are the result of caloricimbalancetoo few calories expended for the amount ofcalories consumedand are affected by various genetic,behavioral, and environmental factors. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htm 4 5. Local School Wellness Policy Each local educational agencythat participates in the NationalSchool Lunch Program orother child nutrition programsis required by federal law toestablish a local schoolwellness policy for all schoolsunder its jurisdiction. Local school wellness policiesare designed to promotestudent health and reducechildhood obesity. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/wellness.htm5 6. Lets Move!Lets Move! is a comprehensive initiative,launched by the First Lady, Michelle Obama. Itis dedicated to solving the challenge ofchildhood obesity. Hopefully, children borntoday will grow up healthier and be able topursue their dreams. Combining comprehensivestrategies with common sense, Lets Move! isabout putting children on the path to a healthyfuture during their earliest months and years byproviding healthier foods in our schools.http://www.letsmove.gov/learn-facts/epidemic-childhood-obesity 6 7. Works Citedhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/wellness.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/facts.htmhttp://www.letsmove.gov/learn-facts/epidemic-childhood-obesityJunk Food Segens Medical Dictionary, 2012, http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Junk+Food, accessed 2 July2012*All pictures and sounds were obtained from Clip Art database.7