moore2me
Lions don't need to spank
In the words of CCR - I see a bad moon arising, I see trouble on the way. The Centers for Disease Control just released new statistics listing the state of Mississippi as having the fatest adult population in the US for 2007. The prevalence of obese adults beat out the other 50 states to win with 32%.
Now, we all remember the "marvelous & innovative" plan the distinguished gentlemen legislators from Mississippi came up with last session when they tried to handle the problem of obesity in their state. They decided to deny restaurant service to fat people. Wonderfully creative piece of lawmaking they attempted to pass. (It did not.)
Well, I shudder to think what these gentlemen will come up with in response to being put as the fattest state in the US. The CDC had a few suggestions in the report, I will them below as well as a link to the study. Just wanted you guys to get ready because I can see another brilliant plan being hatched as I write these words.
Examples of Interventions from the CDC:
Work with schools, workplaces, and communities to reach people with the greatest needs. Stress behavioral changes. Work toward expansion of multidisciplinary, cross-sector collaborations and partnerships that seek to improve nutrition and physical activity.
Changes included widening sidewalks, connecting systems of paths for pedestrians and bicyclists, and creating community gardens. Increasing access to healthier foods through farmer's markets, community gardens, and local groceries; Altering roads and sidewalks to make them safer and more accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists; creating or enhancing access to physical activity through parks, trails, or community fitness trails; and creating social support for physical activity through walking clubs.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080717/D91VNBU00.html
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5728a1.htm
Now, we all remember the "marvelous & innovative" plan the distinguished gentlemen legislators from Mississippi came up with last session when they tried to handle the problem of obesity in their state. They decided to deny restaurant service to fat people. Wonderfully creative piece of lawmaking they attempted to pass. (It did not.)
Well, I shudder to think what these gentlemen will come up with in response to being put as the fattest state in the US. The CDC had a few suggestions in the report, I will them below as well as a link to the study. Just wanted you guys to get ready because I can see another brilliant plan being hatched as I write these words.
Examples of Interventions from the CDC:
Work with schools, workplaces, and communities to reach people with the greatest needs. Stress behavioral changes. Work toward expansion of multidisciplinary, cross-sector collaborations and partnerships that seek to improve nutrition and physical activity.
Changes included widening sidewalks, connecting systems of paths for pedestrians and bicyclists, and creating community gardens. Increasing access to healthier foods through farmer's markets, community gardens, and local groceries; Altering roads and sidewalks to make them safer and more accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists; creating or enhancing access to physical activity through parks, trails, or community fitness trails; and creating social support for physical activity through walking clubs.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080717/D91VNBU00.html
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5728a1.htm
