Why Children Need to Learn to Cook in School

The steady rise in a number of nations` weight gains amongst their populations has heard the alarm bells ringing at what many describe as an obesity epidemic. It is generally agreed that something must be done to put a halt to the overweight problem, otherwise the cost to health and life itself will be staggering.A public education campaign by New York city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - five advertisements, which have been posted in 1,000 subway cars - struck a variety of themes. It was designed to make commuters aware of what unhealthy eating can do to the body, as well as showing the number of calories contained in example dishes.Childhood obesity in Europe is growing at an alarming rate and is accelerating rapidly.In 2005,

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