Exercise to fight obesity

The government has announced that millions of pounds are to be spent on a new campaign to fight obesity – with exercise being one of the main weapons against the epidemic.

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The strategy includes the provision of £30 million to support the development of healthy towns where residents are encouraged to walk or cycle rather than drive.

According to the Guardian, Health secretary Alan Johnson said: “The core of the problem is simple - we eat too much and we do too little exercise.”

“The solution is more complex. It is not the government’s role to hector or lecture people, but we have a duty to support them in leading healthier lifestyles,” he added.

Proposals are also set to encourage the ‘Walking into Health’ campaign, an endeavour aiming to get a third of the population in England walking an extra thousand steps every day by 2012.

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