Who is to Blame?

Childhood obesity is a very complex issue. The rate of childhood obesity continues to rise along with children who have autism, ADHD, allergies, and asthma. I have often wondered if the American diet is to blame for the increasing rates of these ailments? Much of the debate surrounding childhood obesity is who is at fault. There are many different answers, however, the one that is most blamed are the lunches provided at schools. There is also evidence to suggest that schools shouldn’t be blamed for the increasing rates of childhood obesity. The debate goes back and forth between parents, school boards, the government and food service teams.

School districts struggle to provide healthy lunches because the lunch programs lose money. Eating more nutritious food costs more money. Just recently President Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. This act will help set standards for food sold at school and will help reimburse the school for meals.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/13/child.nutrition/index.html?hpt=T2