tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post3965935443966954258..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: What, exactly, has backfired?usfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-28645294803444700912007-08-09T08:42:00.000-04:002007-08-09T08:42:00.000-04:00Oh, I couldn't have said that better myself! I'm n...Oh, I couldn't have said that better myself! I'm not contending that we don't have to be more careful about what we feed children, but there's been much more attention paid to "energy in" (calories consumed) than to "energy out" (calories burned). There have been a number of studies, both here and abroad, showing that the increase in childhood overweight is not due to increased caloric intake but rather to a decrease in energy output. If we let kids be kids -- to actively play -- we'd make significant strides toward addressing the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com