American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown says that CDC report on children food highlights environment need a strong public policies

Youth face major barriers to good health with easy access to calorie laden snacks, sugary drinks, and other unhealthy foods in their schools and communities of our nation. About 1 out of 6 children in the United States as obese, we our children condemn early health problems such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease to a bleak future. The CDC report: children eating environment state indicator report is a painful reminder that many children continue to close at home lack access to fruits, vegetables and nutritious food. We need to eat healthier more emphasis on decisions more accessible and affordable, particularly for families living in food away and surrounded by fast-food restaurants or corner saves with deserts where next supermarket could miles offers less healthy place.

Parents, schools, childcare facilities and communities must have the potential to improve the health of young people by providing tools that they learn lifelong healthy behavior. By strengthening nutrition standards in schools, day care settings and kindergarten schools, helping limit children exposure to unhealthy options. We support to measures to reduce sodium and eliminate trans fatty acids in food, the supply to increase community and school gardens, reduce children to marketing and advertising for unhealthy foods and calorie information on menus and menu boards appear in all restaurants.

Strong public policy and community programs help enhance access to healthy food heart healthy eating habits develop children, the are all over the country childhood obesity can reduce.

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Source:
American Heart Association

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