Instead, the authorities will use the numbers help better prioritize and target physical activity and nutrition for school children.For example, she told the New York Times that the city already replaced whole milk with 1 % fat, chocolate replaces milk with skim milk norm, it beverages has been banned from vending machines on school premises. Sources: New York Times, NYC Fitness Gram,Written by: Catharine Paddock.
In a postcode breakdown, the report shows that the poorer neighborhoods that have been most affected: 51 per cent of pre – high schoolers in Corona were Queens overweight or obese, followed by 48 to 49 per cent in parts of Harlem and 47 per cent in Washington Heights. Insteadn the more prosperous parts of NYC, the numbers of overweight and obese children had significantly lower 60s with Manhattan West shows only 11.7 % of their pre – high schoolers are overweight or obese, TriBeCa, 15 %, and parts of the East 50s just above 18 %, reports the New York Times. Continue reading