Obesity rates are dropping for children receiving food vouchers in the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, study says. The rate fell from 16% in 2010 to 14% in 2016.
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests kids should limit juice intake and choose fresh fruits instead.
steadily to about 14% in 2016 — the latest data available — from 16% in 2010, a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., who heads obesity prevention at the CDC and was the study’s senior author. An earlier report involving program participants the same age found at least small declines in obesity in 18 states between 2008 and 2011. That was the first decline after years of increases that later plateaued, and researchers weren't sure if it was just a blip.Improvements in food options in that program — including adding more fruits, vegetables and whole grains — may have contributed to the back-to-back obesity declines, researchers said.
Dietz said program changes that cut the amount of juice allowed and switched from high-fat to low-fat milk likely had the biggest impact. He estimated that amounted to an average of 9,000 fewer monthly calories per child.. It also suggests kids should limit juice intake and choose fresh fruits instead.
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