April 29th, 2012 by Len Saunders
I found this article written by Reuters very interesting (see below). To me, it shows we all need to do our part, and not rely on others for help when it comes to childhood obesity. Here is a short blurb from the article?..
In the political arena, one side is winning the war on child obesity.
The side with the fattest wallets.
After aggressive lobbying, Congress declared pizza a vegetable to protect it from a nutritional overhaul of the school lunch program this year. The White House kept silent last year as Congress killed a plan by four federal agencies to reduce sugar, salt and fat in food marketed to children.
And during the past two years, each of the 24 states and five cities that considered ?soda taxes? to discourage consumption of sugary drinks has seen the efforts dropped or defeated.
At every level of government, the food and beverage industries won fight after fight during the last decade. They have never lost a significant political battle in the United States despite mounting scientific evidence of the role of unhealthy food and children?s marketing in obesity.
Lobbying records analyzed by Reuters reveal that the industries more than doubled their spending in Washington during the past three years. In the process, they largely dominated policymaking ? pledging voluntary action while defeating government proposals aimed at changing the nation?s diet, dozens of interviews show.
To read the full article, click here.
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