Pediatric Obesity

Gerber aims to increase number of healthier preschoolers by 50% by 2010

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 17th, 2005

"Start Healthy, Stay Healthy," Gerber Products Co.'s campaign to help parents raise healthy babies and reduce the growth of childhood obesity, unveiled two new initiatives - the Promise and an Arkansas state educational partnership.

These programs aim to provide parents with resources and information to help their infants and toddlers establish healthy eating habits early.

"Our scientific research revealed that one in four American toddlers eats french fries everyday. With shocking findings such as this, I am recommitting our company and challenging parents across the country to reduce the number of overweight children ages 2-5 by 50% in the next 5...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2005-10-17)

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