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Play Stations have replaced playgrounds as primary activity for many children. With obesity reaching near epidemic proportions among adults and children, the federal government has stepped-in  in an attempt to reign in the growing problem –of growing waistlines.

Studies show 8 out of 10 obese children will become obese adults. The statistics are staggering and the evidence apparent when we look around at children.

Added to elementary vocabulary is “Body Mass Index.” It’s the measure by which a person is determined to be at a healthy weight, or not. According to the Center for Disease Control , “BMI is calculated from a person’s weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness and weight categories that may lead to health problems.”

As public schools are expected to reinstate physical activity –gym classes lost over the years to budget cuts— so too is infamous cafeteria fare meant to take on a healthier menu of choices.

So here’s what one elementary school did to take the weight off government mandates and take control of the well-being of both students and their families.

For more information:

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html

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