U aims to head off childhood obesity

At some point you really ought to wonder just how inane the researchers and reporters are.

The University of Minnesota has received a $7 million federal grant to create a childhood obesity center with the goal of transforming the exercise and eating habits of as many as 530 Minnesota families.

Researchers will use the grant, announced Thursday, to connect families with health advocates in medical clinics, enroll them in classes about healthy foods and active lifestyles, and improve their access to healthful foods and recreation opportunities.

I mean, and I am not going to spend the rest of my life or yours tearing this drivel apart, from the outset, isn't it a bit late to "head off childhood obesity"?

What are they thinking?

Oh. They are not.

Besides, it will never work.

Why?

The goal is to address the multiple social factors that can lead to obesity: lack of access to parks and walking trails, poor food options in low-income neighborhoods and excessive amounts of television and screen time.

That's why.

Fools.