https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/33...mong-children/

he ratio of overweight and obese children between the ages of 3 to 19 in Canada dropped to 27% in 2013 from 31% a decade prior.

However, the progress is limited to a certain demographic according to Dr. Atul Sharma of the Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg.

“Most of the progress that we’re seeing is the top third of families in terms of income. Families with post-secondary education are also doing better, periodically immigrants tend to be leaner but that tends to change the longer they stay in this country.”

Sharma’s adds provinces like BC are doing their part to tackle the problem while other provinces are struggling. “British Columbia and Quebec are doing relatively well while Ontario and the prairies are in the middle and Atlantic Canada is doing quite poorly in either the overweight or obesity rate.”

If the situation doesn’t improve serious ramifications to the health care system could follow.

“It’s important we tackle this epidemic now or we are going to be living with the consequences 20-30 years from now and the World Health Organization has warned us based on the European data they have gathered they aren’t sure if the developed countries health care system will cope says, Sharma.”

Between 1978 and 2004 rates of overweight and obesity among Canadian Children soared from 23% to 35%.
Pretty cool to see. You read all of these stories of the growing obesity epidemic so it's really heartening to see that at least one country is moving in the right direction!

Totally agree with the doctor that the time to act is now! Not 5 years from now. Not 10 years from now.