MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES LAUSD SCHOOLS FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY ON MULTIPLE FRONTS.With students eating more junk food junk food n. Any of various prepackaged snack foods high in calories but low in nutritional value. junk food and not getting enough exercise, childhood obesity childhood obesity Public health Overweight in a child, an average BMI of ≥ 85% for age and sex; ≥ 95% for age and sex is very obese. See Body-mass index, Obesity. Cf Adult obesity. rates are skyrocketing. The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. is fighting on a number of fronts to battle this epidemic, such as encouraging healthy diets and plenty of physical activity. Arminta Street Elementary School in North Hollywood, participates in the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Nutrition Network, which supports healthy eating and physical activity in schools. Complete story on Page 8 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Beverly Hentzen introduces her students to blueberries as part of the LAUSD Nutrition Network to promote healthy eating. Denisse Salazar/Valley News |
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