Word: fleurbaix
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...have been spectacular. The number of obese French kids - children are defined as obese if they are 20% or more above the recommended weight for their height and age - has doubled from 6% to 12% over the past decade. But the increase in obese students from Laventie and neighboring Fleurbaix, where the nutrition program also runs, has been an ultraslim 1%, one of the lowest rates in the country. Families, too, benefit, as children teach their parents what a healthy, well-balanced meal looks like. "When I go with my children to shop at the supermarket my daughter will look...
...American proportions. Le Guen is backing several bills in the National Assembly that would regulate diet and exercise nationwide. Starting this fall, vending machines will be banned from all public schools and universities. Ten cities have adopted a school curriculum, based on eating well and in moderation, developed in Fleurbaix Laventie, a small town near the Belgian border. There, kids are taught to choose vegetables and fresh foods over fried and processed ones. From age 3, students work with nutritionists to learn food science and cooking, and the lessons are kept up in English and math classes. As a result...
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