I went through two very interesting articles. The first one I took from my classmate's blog that really goes into the statistics of obesity. The numbers have gone through the roof. As much as 100 million dollars are wasted yearly to treat children’s diabetes. Much has changed in America, in the past kids would always be outside playing or catching up with friends in person, but now they’re always home hooked on to videogames or indulged in the many social networks we have today. The numbers are horrifying, not just economical wise, but showing the high percentage of kids being overweight and eventually developing type 2 diabetes from poor decisions.
In the second article it shows to what extreme New York City went to make a change. A New York City school wanted to cut calories to help children fight against obesity, which is a pretty good idea, but this school went against certain rules on this idea. The school was feeding children under the calorie limit. The school board should really look into this, in the sense that healthier foods do tend to have fewer calories than unhealthy ones. Also, the idea is great in my opinion; it sheds some sort of light on schools remaking the food menu.
