New coalition seeks to curb obesity in the United States

WASHINGTON A group of retailers, food and beverage manufacturers and nongovernmental organizations has formed a coalition to combat obesity.

The coalition announced the formation of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Monday, with the goal of reducing obesity, especially childhood obesity, nationwide by 2015 by promoting ways to improve health in the marketplace, the workplace and schools.

The member companies and organizations – which include the Kellogg Co., PepsiCo, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Supermarkets – have set aside $20 million to promote programs encouraging healthy diet and physical activity among children aged 6 to 11, as well as their parents and caregivers.

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