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Pilot projects not enough to stop childhood obesity epidemic - Burstow
January 5, 2004 4:23 PM
Healthy eating pilot projects, announced today by the Government, will not be enough to combat the childhood obesity epidemic threatening Britain, Paul Burstow MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, said today. The Government is introducing 8 pilot projects, costing £2million, to encourage children to eat more healthily at school. Paul Burstow MP said:
"The threat of a childhood obesity epidemic is now so serious, Ministers should be announcing more that a handful of pilot projects. A whole society approach is required to combat obesity.
"Schools have a crucial role to play, in the classroom, in the playground, and in the canteen helping to instil healthy habits of exercise and eating. Ministers should be tackling the red tape and poor regulation that lets cheap high fat, high salt, high sugar food dominate school menus.
"Ministers should get tough with vending machines in all schools. The ready availability of that snack bar, packet of crisps or can of soft drink is reinforcing the grazing culture that is adding pounds to our children's waistlines."
"Ministers should seriously be questioning why it is we spend less per child on school meals than we do on meals for convicted prisoners."
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