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Improving eating habits and encourage regular practice of physical activity among residents of the municipality.
Those are the main objectives of the Week for the Prevention of Obesity "that the City of Las Torres de Cotillas-through the Department of Public Health, Trade, Consumption, and New Technologies, launched in the town on Monday April 20 and until May 2.
This program, framed in the "Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity (NAOS)," has already held some of their activities, such as those carried out at night on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April Paco Rabal in the park.
These were predominantly female support and served to encourage the use of so-called "parks" cholesterol, with the support of monitors to the people who go to local green areas to walk and run.
There will also be sharing of gifts.
In addition, tomorrow Sunday, April 26 (10 hours) will be held on "Healthy Sunday, with the organization of a cycle route for all ages that starts from the Esplanade and travel Palazón Master Angel Butte Segura river, an activity that seeks make known routes where you can make small family routes in our garden.
For parents
Moreover, under this program a team of nutritionists has produced reports on the menus of all the municipal school feeding, providing recommendations for improvement and providing parents a guide menu for snacks and dinners (which are made out of high ) for 6 weeks, which includes list of ingredients to achieve the dishes.
Also being planned through the school AMPAS, meetings with parents of pupils which are examples of balanced menu for the school, valued by nutritionists, for 6 weeks.
They explain the importance of good nutrition to prevent future obesity and diseases resulting from poor nutrition.
In this line, we conduct surveys among students in Secondary 1, to regularly assess the dietary and physical activity of the population, and its evolution with the measures and programs developed.
As a complement to this program, the City Torreño planned acquisition of equipment for the construction of a "Healthy Park in the municipality.
Very overweight
Note that in the Spanish adult population (25-60 years), the obesity rate is 14.5% while the overweight rises to 38.5% 3.
That is, one of every two adults have a weight higher than recommended.
In addition, unhealthy diet and not practice regular physical activity are the main causes of major chronic diseases
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas
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