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"The declines in obesity and overweight among [WIC] children are modest, but it is encouraging to see a change in the right direction."
-Dr. José Montero, MD, Director of Public Health Services,
NH Department of Health and Human Services
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Obesity Rates Decline Among WIC Children in New Hampshire
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that included data from 20,000 preschoolers in the NH WIC program has found modest declines in obesity among 2- to 4-year-old children from low-income families, a dip that CDC researchers say may indicate that the obesity epidemic has passed its peak among this group.
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Laconia: Eat Right, Live Right
 | | MAYOR MIKE SEYMOUR (left) and several other attendees at Tuesday's HEAL forum at Woodland Heights forum watch as Beth Gustafson- Wheeler, one of the organizers, participates in one of five exercises intended to identify and help break down barriers to encouraging healthy living in the Lakes Region. TARA GALLIGAN/FOR THE CITIZEN |
LACONIA CITIZEN - In an effort that Mayor Mike Seymour said he'd like replicated citywide, residents of the South End and the neighbors of Wyatt Park turned out at a meeting in January to begin exploring ways of breaking down barriers to healthy living and active living.
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 The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. The rules, required under a child nutrition law passed by Congress in 2010, are an effort to combat childhood obesity. Continue Reading...
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Right now, more than half of Americans are living with one or more serious, chronic disease ranging from type 2 diabetes to cancer.
Those rates are expected to increase significantly over the next two decades, particularly due to the obesity epidemic.
Research shows that by investing in prevention and by strengthening prevention policies, Americans can live longer, healthier lives.
In A Healthier America 2013: Strategies to Move from Sick Care to Health Care in Four Years, the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) identifies high-impact steps that the nation can take to prioritize prevention and improve Americans' health.
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