America’s kids eating healthier, getting fitter

[xchrom]

http://grist.org/news/americas-kids-eating-healthier-getting-fitter/

Here’s news as sweet as a fistful of blueberries: American kids aged 11 to 16 were eating more fruit and vegetables in 2009 than those who came before them just eight years earlier, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

Kids are also cutting back on sweets and sugary drinks, eating breakfast more regularly, spending more time exercising, and spending less time in front of the television, the study found:




The following graph shows the modest rise in the number of days per week that American kids engaged in physical activity (PA) and the decline in the hours per day that they sat in front of the television:

[mopinko]

1. that pushy michele obama

and her dietary czardom.

[Lex]

3. Heh.

[seabeyond]

2. This is really what I see. The other day looking at kids. Most all fit.

I wasn't seeing this obese culture of kids. Very diverse economic school. But then I did not see a problem in the middle or elementary schools either. But this is good to hear.

[HuckleB]

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