Let\u2019s Move\u201d<\/a> plan is targeted towards kids but it will spill over quickly to adults for the reasons mentioned above. By getting the message out there, over and over again (like the smoking campaigns of the \u201970s and \u201980s), we\u2019ll provide people with information and educate them to make wiser choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCalorie labelling in <\/strong>all<\/strong><\/em> restaurants.<\/strong> This trend has started coming to the larger chains, but I\u2019d love to see this trickle down to every restaurant we visit. It\u2019s really not that hard to figure out the calories of a dish. Simple computer programs do it in a few minutes. In New York state where this law is already in effect, researchers have already seen changes in behavior; people are choosing the lower calorie, and presumably healthier, meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGive the biggest risk groups more tools.<\/strong> Inner city kids need safe places to play and burn off energy. When revamping school lunch programs, start with the poorest school districts and work our way up. The upper middle class has the least problems, statistically, with obesity. Put the money where it really needs to go first. If we can turn around our poorest schools successfully, then it should be easy to encourage the more affluent ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat would you do? Should health insurance companies charge \u201cby the pound\u201d? Please share your thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I was flipping through the latest issue of Money Magazine and at the very end was a poll question: Should health insurers penalize people for their behavior? The two big culprits for medical expenses in the US are obesity and smoking. We\u2019ve been effective at decreasing smoking (only 21% of Americans smoke these days), but not so …<\/p>\n
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