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Children and Youth: A Healthy Start
Children and Youth: A Healthy Start
Pages 19-26
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Food for Thought The foremost challenge to the long-term health of our children is clear: Children in the United States today are more overweight and obese than at any time in history, putting them at risk for serious health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, elevated cholesterol, and Any competitive foods that are high blood pressure -- diseases that most people available should consist of fruits, still consider "adult" conditions. In addition to vegetables, whole grains, and nonfat obesity-related health concerns, poor food choic or low-fat milk and dairy products, es can also lead to long-term health issues such consistent with the 2005 Dietary as osteoporosis from inadequate calcium intake Guidelines for Americans.
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Furthermore, there has been increased recognition of the need to limit access to unhealthy foods such as those currently sold in vending machines in a school environment that otherwise offers federally reimbursable school nutrition programs. Despite some progress, however, the response of school districts to meeting wellness policy requirements has been inconsistent.
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d Fund-raisers: physical education department, music or art department, business teacher, student association or club, booster groups. Groups most frequently involved in various competitive food venues commonly available in high schools.
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A broad effort, not just in schools, is needed to restore the knowledge balance and promote healthier habits. Current food and beverage marketing The IOM report Food Marketing to Children and targeted at children ages 12 years Youth: Threat or Opportunity?
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The IOM report sparked several actions, including announcements by the soft drink industry of changes in their school marketing policies, by several large food companies of their plans to alter their products and marketing to children, and by Disney to prohibit the use of their characters for marketing products of concern. Reviews were also triggered by the board responsible for industry marketing guidelines, which is leading to a tightening of the standards, and by the Kaiser Family Foundation, who examined the even broader exposure of children to televised ads.
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Over the past decade, there have been significant decreases in the rate of motor vehicle crashes involving teens, but teen drivers and passengers remain at substantial risk: motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for young people in the United States, and they constitute a critical public health problem. The IOM conducted a workshop and subsequently published Preventing Teen Motor Crashes: Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences (2007)
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Road accidents are not diseases or disorders that require scientific breakthroughs and massive research grants. Behaviors must be changed, training must be provided, and concrete actions must be taken by administrators, parents, teachers, and policy makers.
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