Parents and schools are reacting to the news with plans to increase activity and nutrition programs for children. Knox County is joining with a national sandwich chain to promote healthy lunches for kids. In addition, the Knoxville Area Coalition on Childhood Obesity is focusing on prevention programs. Those include educating parents and children about the importance of regularly engaging in physical activity and limiting indoor sedentary activities, such as watching television and playing video games.
"Children who are obese end up with high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes, and the list goes on and on," said the coalition's coordinator, Eleanor Stevens. "A good rule is: for every hour of television, you need to be outside playing for an hour. There have been studies that have shown that kids who get up and move during the day actually do better."
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