New Initiative to Combat Childhood Obesity

Finally, the health care industry is putting its money into more substantial initiatives to help combat the obesity epidemic among our youth.  A coalition of various insurers, spearheaded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, will be covering dietitian and physician visits to educate children and parents on eating healthy and weight management.  This translates into 8 free visits aimed at helping you lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Can’t beat that.  A few of the insurers participating so far, include Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC and MA, Aetna and WellPoint.  View the entire article:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/19/AR2009021902924.html?referrer=emailarticle.

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