Children's Health & Fitness ? Province Aims To Take A Bite Out Of ...

May 18th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From The Spec?..

Reducing the ?epidemic? of childhood obesity in Ontario by 20 per cent over the next five years is the goal of a new experts panel announced by the government Friday.

About one-quarter of kids in the province between the ages of two and 17 are deemed overweight, and the problem is only expected to grow, Health Minister Deb Matthews said.

?Childhood obesity is a complex issue,? Matthews said. ?We don?t know what it is we have to do.?

The 17-member ?Healthy Kids? panel will report with its strategy recommendations by Christmas.

Statistics suggest about three-quarters of obese children grow into obese adults, costing Ontario?s health-care system an estimated $4.5 billion in direct and indirect costs.

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