The talk about obesity is gaining more and more heat, and it can be clearly seen that schools are deemed as having a great role to play in curbing the obesity. Yesterday, we read about the Walk Challenge posed in primary schools of Arizona in US; and now in UK, a group of MPs have stressed the issue of schools paying more attention to the waist-line of students–the group has urged that primary schools should inform parents if their children are overweight or obese.

The Committee of Public Accounts warned in a report entitled ‘Tackling Child Obesity - First Steps’, that if the schools do not take care about this aspect of their duty, they are helping the unaware parents to remain in the dark about possible serious health risks to their children. The report has also stated that the way for telling the parents about their ward would be decided by the department of health.

In a separate move, but almost similar to the move taken up in schools of Arizona in US, the department of health is to fund a £494,000 program–a program that will involve the distribution of pedometers to children at schools in deprived areas. It can be seen that it would be a great effort to get the students walking to fitness.

We can easily see that the governments of all the countries are very much informed and concerned about eradicating the problem of obesity–and they certainly are pressing the right button. Childhood obesity is the worst situation that parents can find their children into, and if it can be curbed at an early stage, it is easier to be solved. We hope that the programs started by the government would be resulting in their aim, and would bring change in the life-style of families and make them healthier.