Tackling the Obesity Epidemic

How this socially responsible business is transforming school lunch programs across the country to attack the obesity epidemic Childhood obesity , which has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breathing problems, some cancers, and poor self-esteem, is a particularly painful epidemic in our country. Cases of childhood obesity have tripled over the last 20 years, and according to the Center for Disease Control , approximately 17 percent of all children in the U.S. are obese.

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Tackling the Obesity Epidemic