Are the poor kids really the fat ones? - 0 views
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laughlin k on 15 Feb 13This article about the change from poorer kids being skinny to poorer kids being obese. The statistics from kids elementary schools kids shows that 12.3% of the poorest reception kids were obese, compared to 6.8% from the wealthiest backgrounds. The solution there trying to create is to making a healthier living society. Tam Fry said that The government has to be tougher and set limits to the salt, sugar and fat in foods. We are living in an obesogenic environment where it is harder to make healthier choices. Parents have to feed their children." She believes doing this would cut down the obesity level in both rich and poorer children.