Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas Workshop Summary (2009) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
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with developing a prevention-focused action plan for decreasing the number of obese children in the United States. In response, the IOM conducted an in-depth review of the literature on obesity prevention and a series of fact-finding workshops and issued two reports.
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. According to Texas Governor Rick Perry, "Texas obesity rates are well above the national average, and the negative effects are spreading." Indeed, if the obesity epidemic in Texas is not controlled, particularly among children, one can easily envision a scenario in which the state's children and young adults compete with aging baby boomers for limited health resources.
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Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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