Taking On Childhood Obesity
MASON CITY, IA-The Obama Administration wants to help cure childhood obesity. The goal is to significantly reduce the obesity rate over the next 20 years.
Register Nurse Peggy Davis said, "we weigh and measure children routinely and we see a lot of kids are in the upper percentile."
Michelle Obama said, "for the first time -- this is the key -- we're setting really clear goals and benchmarks and measurable outcomes that will help tackle this challenge one step, one family and one child at a time."
Carlson said they really are pushing more nutritious options at school because it's a good place to get them.
Now this plan doesn't come without extra cost. Carlson says that buying fresh fruits and veggies cost quite a bit more per month then canned and frozen.
He says in the long-run it's worth it because it's all about developing a habit they continue with.
