In UK's third largest city intervention program helps reduce childhood obesity

(Bar-Ilan University) Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, and continues to rise globally, particularly for children living in poverty. But Leeds, England has seen a significant fall in obesity, particularly among the city's poorest and most disadvantaged children. The decline coincides with a strategy introduced in 2009 which aimed to tackle the obesity epidemic. At its heart was HENRY, an intervention designed to help parents provide their families with a healthier start in life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news