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Fit kids, fit communities
Through education and perspiration, OU-COM tackles the
intricacies of childhood obesity
By Mary Reed
Photos by Kevin Riddell
Several kids, aged 12 to 17, stand in the dairy aisle of the
Athens Kroger grocery store. Four kids grab a different
half-gallon of milk: whole, two percent, one percent and
skim. They read aloud nutrition labels to compare
similarities (vitamins, mostly) and contrast fat content.
Skim is pronounced the winner.
Andrew Wapner, D.O., assistant professor of pediatrics,
points out that whole milk is packaged under the name
“fortified milk.” “Every time you get smarter, [food
corporations] try to get smarter than you,” he says,
encouraging them to keep reading labels.
It’s week four of the eight-week Take Action program, OU-COM’s
supervised intervention study to teach healthy diet and
exercise habits to Athens County children diagnosed as
overweight or obese—and their parents, who are in a separate
group on the other side of the store. Participants meet
twice a week for two-hour sessions, the first hour focusing
on nutrition—food choices, nutrients, serving sizes—and the
second on aerobic and anaerobic exercise at the Athens
Community Center.
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