Overweight
Submitted by jrhowe on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 05:10.
In this community an increasing number of people lead sedentary lifestyles and rates of obesity are rising. The need to improve levels of physical activity and develop healthier lifestyles has never been more pressing. If people are to make positive decisions about improving their health and well-being, they need to be able to choose from a range of suitable options. As the fastest growing of all the art forms, dancing can have a powerful effect on people’s lives—physical, emotional, mental, and social benefits.
Submitted by sinan.dennybrown on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 11:28.
Background:
Childhood overweight and obesity has developed into such an epidemic in the United States that national health organizations such as the Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, and Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention have termed it a national public health priority and a critical public health threat. According to the Institute of Medicine’s September 2006 Report Brief, one third of American children and youth are either obese or at risk of becoming obese.
Submitted by RevolutionOfRea... on Thu, 03/20/2008 - 20:20.
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Submitted by ceeforcynthia on Sat, 12/01/2007 - 13:19.
Every year, we will host something like the Taste of Chicago; rather, it will be called the Taste of Healthy Living in which every tent will be serving their restaurant's most healthy foods. In addition, there will be brochures and fliers promoting how to eat healthy and stay healthy. Each tent will be farther apart than usual in order to promote exercise. It doesn't matter what weight or age, because everyone's invited to learn how to eat healthy and stay food smarts!
