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PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS :
Exercise Push Amid Obesity Crisis in Bronx
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Exercise Push Amid Obesity Crisis in Bronx
October 2, 2013
By: Jordan Moss
Brooklyn Bureau
http://www.bkbureau.org/2013/10/02/
exercise-push-amid-obesity-crisis-in-bronx/
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But there an ongoing health crisis in the borough, and it's stated
clearly: "The Bronx, in particular, is facing an obesity crisis, with 65
percent of adults - almost 631,000 residents - currently overweight or
obese."
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That's almost half of the borough's population - 1.4 million - and doesn't
even include overweight or obese kids.
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South Bronx kids, in particular, are more likely to be overweight than
those in the city as a whole with nearly one-in-four public elementary
school children obese (grossly overweight), and nearly four in 10
overweight or obese, according to "Obesity in the South Bronx," a Health
Department report.
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In its report, the Health Department catalogs its efforts to reduce
obesity. It cites the 500 Green Cart permits it has issued since 2008
allowing vendors to sell vegetables and fruits in underserved communities,
as well as 1,300 city-contracted vending machines with healthier products.
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The city tried to decrease the size of sugary drinks sold in larger
markets but a court overrode their efforts. So the department "continues
to pursue unique strategies to decrease sugary drink consumption, and
through these efforts declines in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
have surpassed targets," the report says.
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A particular problem is the lack of play space as modular classrooms often
take up Bronx school yards. And there's a lack of sufficient time and
staff for all school-kids to take part in regular exercise. Although state
regulations require physical education for two hours a week in schools,
there are "so many barriers to them being able to do that," says Kelly
Moltzen, Healthy Schools NY program coordinator at Bronx Health REACH.
There are not nearly a sufficient number of phys ed teachers per school,
she adds, and in many buildings-particularly high schools that are home to
several schools-there is less space for gyms.
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