American Heart Association Statement on New World Health Organization Report “Ending Childhood Obesity”
January 28, 2016
Dallas, TX – The following statement is from Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association, on a report on strategies to address rising global obesity rates.
Nations around the world should view the ECHO report as a wakeup call to aggressively address the childhood obesity epidemic using every recommendation possible. Children should be surrounded by healthy food and drinks and opportunities to play and be active.
