The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States says every third adult and nearly every fifth child in America is obese. But health officials in New York are touting an aggressive initiative that has resulted in a significant drop in the city's childhood obesity rates.
Alex Schimke is a trim and fit New York sixth grader. He says he likes fruits, particularly strawberries. But like most children, he admits a taste for candy, cakes and other sweets.
"Are you going to eat the cake or the apple for health? Obviously, you're going to eat the apple, but you want the cake," said Schimke.
Such indisputable logic of children is not lost on New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.
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