Stabenow: Reversing Course on Child Nutrition Not an Option

Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow held a committee hearing Wednesday on childhood nutrition - saying school personnel, parents, community leaders and other stakeholders must work together to address challenges in providing healthy meals to children in schools. According to the Center for Disease Control - Stabenow says obesity in young children has more than doubled in the last 30-years - and it’s grown more than four-times higher for teenagers in that same period. If the U.S. can turn a corner by offering healthy food choices in schools and teaching healthy eating habits - Stabenow says children’s health will improve and the country’s long-term economic and national security will - too. For an archived webcast of the hearing - visit ag dot senate dot gov (http://ag.senate.gov).

Source:  NAFB News