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Thursday, May 31, 2007

New Website Set to Tackle Childhood Obesity

Filed under: Net News , Pediatrics

A new website from the World Cancer Research Fund aims to bring obesity fighting cartoon characters to the hungry eyes of kids:

The World Cancer Research Fund hopes that by using the health conscious characters on its new website it can encourage better eating and a more active lifestyle among its target audience of four to seven-year-olds.

Competitions, puzzles and stories aim to encourage children to learn more about food.

The site, launched this month, introduces children to a new world of fruit and vegetables they may not have tried before and encourages them to cook with them and even to grow them.

BBC: Cartoon characters to curb obesity

The Great Grub Club

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The Great Grub Club sounds like a great idea! There is so much information available for adults on obesity but so few websites seem to be aimed at children and the childhood obesity epidemic. For additional information on school interventions for the childhood obesity crisis check out a new blog: http://wwwpeacefulplaygrounds.blogspot.com The blog frequently on the topic.


Posted by: Melinda
on May 31, 2007 11:27 PM GMT

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