State Plans To Win Childhood Obesity War

clipped from forneypost.net

In light of the recent report by the Texas Education Agency saying schools are flunking in physical fitness, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples wants to get back to the 3E's for Healthy Living - Education, Exercise and Eating Right.

"Texas is at war with a deadly obesity epidemic, and frankly, we are losing," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said. "Taxpayers are footing the bill for poor eating choices and we must change the trend."

Commissioner Staples wants schools and parents to adopt the three-pronged approach to battle obesity among Texas youth. This call to action becomes even more critical in light of results from a state-approved fitness assessment of more than 2 million Texas students. The study reveals student physical fitness levels declines as they progress to the next grade level.