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Mayor Of London Joins Forces With New York To Battle Childhood Obesity


The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has welcomed the findings of a new report tackling obesity in kids in both London and New York.01-02-2010

The report “A Tale of Two ObesCities’ was compiled by the London Metropolitan University and City University of New York. It was recently launched at a City Hall seminar discussing flab fighting initiatives used in both cities.

In both London and New York City, childhood obesity rates are higher than in the United Kingdom and the United States as a whole. The report found that London and New York experience common challenges - both cities have highly mobile populations, child poverty and overcrowding .Recommendations included promoting activities like walking and cycling and building active design principles into building codes, and housing plans.

With thanks to health4media.com To read the full article go to: http://www.health4media.com/uk/pressrelease.php?id=7005&mo=3&referencekey=40b1f9a2f6be454aa62e1fc109f62578







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