Mexico Puts Its Children on a Diet

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/americas/14mexico.html?_r=1&ref=education

The people of Mexico are the heaviest in the world.  In this article, it says that one out of three children is overweight or obese.  Therefore, Mexico City is trying to put their children on a diet because obesity starts young.  So, the health and education officials are trying to stop the selling of junk food at recess (schools in Mexico don’t provide lunches).  I found this fact in the article to be interesting; nearly one third of Mexico’s health funding goes to fight diseases that are connected to obesity.  After seeing this fact, I can understand why Mexico is trying to have their children start eating healthy.  They are trying to educate students to eat healthy and to exercise. Also, I think they need to inform the students about other issues that are a result of obesity later on in life.  It doesn’t help that the schools are trying to improve the health of students when venders are right outside of school trying to sell students junk food as they are on their way home from school.  I think it’s a great idea that Mexico City is trying to do something and I hope that they will be able to figure out away to lower the number of students that are over weight.