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Share healthy foods at school. Share healthy foods at school. Lets do it together. Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits, and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be less healthy and have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Richard H. Carmona, former U.S. Surgeon General, 2004

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Who Are We? Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a national grassroots partnership created to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished, and sedentary youth by focusing on changes in schools. Healthy Kids Learn Better

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being overweight or obese has become the leading medical reason recruits are rejected for military service.We consider this problem so serious from a national security perspective that we have joined more than 130 other retired generals, admirals and senior military leaders in calling on Congress to pass new child nutrition legislation. A National Crisis from The latest national security threat: obesity By retired U.S. Army Generals John M. Shalikashvili and Hugh Shelton, both former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Washington Post, Friday, April 30, 2010

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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1985 (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person) No Data