NEW MEXICO’S CHILDHOOD OBESITY RATE IS FINALLY ON THE DECLINE. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S DROPPED 20 PERCENT SINCE 2010 … WHEN 22-POINT-6 PERCENT OF THIRD GRADERS WERE OVERWEIGHT. THE FIGURE WAS 18-POINT-1 PERCENT LAST YEAR … AND MUCH THE SAME FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. THEIR OBESITY RATE DROPPED FROM 13-POINT-2 PERCENT IN 2010 TO 11-POINT-6 PERCENT LAST YEAR.
THE HEALTHY KIDS NEW MEXICO PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR KIDS ACROSS THE STATE.
