I was reading this article about childhood obesity, which is obviously distressing just to read about let alone live through, and I was struck by this advice:He recommended the 5-2-1-0 plan. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables, cut screen time down to two hours or less, exercise at least one hour, and have zero soda and sugary drinks.
Is it just me or does this make a lot of sense? Call me Occam, but it seems like very straightforward advice that would be easily transferable for educational campaigns, school initiatives, etc.
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Where I would like to believe that something simple like this would help, I do not believe that it is the whole answer.
Where as I am always a proponent of better education, I think to many other socioeconomic issues play a role in the obesity issue for education alone to solve. I would venture to say that most people are aware that fast food is bad for you, but it is also cheap, fast and ubiquitous. Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, and yet takes extra effort and time out of an already busy day. Television is never a good replacement for spending time with your children, but it is still seen as an alternative, however terrible a babysitter it may be.
Beyond the primary caregivers, the issues related to secondary caregivers, mainly schools, have to be focused on. As budgets are stretched, exercise programs and healthy eating options are some of the first things to go.
Well, at least there is the silver lining... I hear ketchup counts and as a vegetable. ;-)
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