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Childhood Obesity
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Weight Watchers leader promotes
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Florine Mark addresses the Davison Elementary kids.
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themselves to your veins clogging
the flow of blood inside your body,
making it hard for you to breathe, to
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could do to stop the blockage from hap-
pening in the first place.
That message was delivered by Weight
Watchers Group President Florine Mark to
more than 100 elementary students from
Detroit's Davison Elementary visiting the
Detroit Science Center Dec. 3.
The event, entitled Healthy Fresh
Fit, included a food tasting center and
interactive learning stations. The first
in a series of presentations, the program
was designed to teach students about the
dangers of childhood obesity
"I grew up as an overweight child right
here in Detroit, but most of my problems
had to do with me not really knowing
what or even how to make good choices:'
said Mark.
According to the National Fruit &
Vegetable Alliance, 88 percent of children
do not eat their recommended amount
of fruits and 92 percent do not eat the
recommended allowance of vegetables.
Consequently, more than 25 million
American children are obese, or at risk of
becoming obese.
"We really want kids to know that
you don't have to give up fun or the yum
factor to adopt a healthier lifestyle said
Mark, a Detroit Public Schools alumna.
"Florine did a good job with the kids,
especially with that M & M story. They
were talking about it on the bus ride back
to school;' said Regina Isaac, Davison
Elementary student teacher.
Isaac praised the program for its
creativity and effectiveness. "It was real
informative and now the kids under-
stand the different food groups."
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based WW Group, Inc., introduced differ-
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students and a colorful display of edible
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"My favorite was the star fruit. It was
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"The success of this event exceeded
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