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A new proposed ordinance for all food establishments to offer water and milk as default beverages on kids menus is being discussed among the Chula Vista City Council.
The new ordinance is a joint effort between city staff members, the San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative, Community Health Improvement Partners and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy in hopes to decrease childhood obesity.
A districtwide survey of student’s height and weight in 2010 had found that 39.8 percent of students in the survey were overweight or obese. However, recent efforts to decrease childhood obesity by increasing physical activity in schools , revamping wellness policies, making healthy fundraising changes, ending unhealthy school snacks and removing chocolate milk from the lunch menu have been effective, dropping obesity rates by five percent according to a recent article.
Restaurants and residents have been asked by the ordinance to take soda and sugary beverages off of kids menus, hoping to prevent risks of obesity and diabetes.
Parents in the county are supportive of the new ordinance, explained Stacey Kurz, the city’s Healthy Chula Vista Initiative Coordinator, who quoted in a recent news article that the city plans to work more on getting restaurants on board with the new ordinance proposal.
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