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...Obesity gathering later this week in Williamsburg, Va. Supported by funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we've invited more than 400 doctors, nutritionists, corporate leaders, school administrators, health activists, food manufacturers, soft-drink makers, advertisers and government officials--led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson--to spend three days trying to thrash out an antiobesity action plan...
...supporting cast is still a bit too imposing for the material. If you could assemble some of Britain's most noted actors--Thewlis, Oldman, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Julie Christie, Emma Thompson, Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters--well, it probably wouldn't be for a kid-movie franchise. But these master thespians aren't slumming; they're vacationing. They all throw themselves into the serious fun of a grand game...
...agree that Americans need to increase their level of activity. On this there is a broad consensus. We saw food industry groups such as Pepsi and McDonald?s supporting activity programs, giving away step counters, etc. We?ve heard about government efforts: HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson?s ?Small Steps? idea to promote activity and the very entertaining public service ads his department has created, showing lost love handles near the staircase and lost double-chins in the vegetable aisle. We heard about the CDC?s VERB campaign promoting activity for kids and were moved by the sentiments of Lynn Swann...
...What is the role of government? We don?t all see eye-to-eye that that one either. Many here were disappointed to hear Secretary Thompson stress personal responsibility over government leadership. They were disappointed that his department?s initiatives were mainly small, low-budget steps, such as underfunded PSA programs, rather than big well-funded actions. And we just heard that there?s only a pathetic $2.7 million budget behind the department responsible for giving us the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and Food Pyramid program...
...Thompson feels that companies have an obligation to their employees. If workers were given an opportunity to exercise during the day, Thompson believes they would not only be healthier, but they would also be more productive. One example of a proactive organization is the CDC. The CDC "is trying to become a model worksite," says Dietz. The company has improved stairways to encourage walking and is even offering its 1500 employees an onsite garden market so they can easily access fresh fruits and vegetables...