Children's Health
Good nutrition and plenty of exercise are the building blocks for strong growth, healthy development and lifelong wellbeing for children.
These days, too many children are not receiving the proper nutrition or enough exercise:
They are not eating enough — an estimated 16 to 17 million children live in homes where they are at risk of going hungry (approximately one in six households).
They are not eating enough healthy food — an estimated one in three children are overweight and about one in six (ages six to 17) are obese.
They are not getting enough exercise — only 30 percent of children (aged six to 17) participated in 20 minutes plus of vigorous physical activity on a daily basis. Children need to get 60 minutes of exercise on a daily basis.
