Food Meetings can Increase Awareness about the Obesity Epidemic

By
James
– September 24, 2009Posted in: Featured

The latest report on Obesity is very Alarming.Depression associated with recession has very little to do with our unhealthy and untimely food habits.Preventive steps are available to tackle obesity at domestic level.But experts are of the opinion that the efforts are now required to be elevated at community levels too.Organizing Food Meetings as part of social meetings and gatherings is to be emphasized.

Need for Food Meetings in Social Gatherings:

  • Social Gatherings primarily provide an opportunity to spread awareness among people about obesity.
  • The reach available to interact with people from different walks of life is huge.
  • The impact can be wide spread covering domestic and communal levels.

Aspects to be stressed in Food meetings: The audience learn about healthy food choices and habits to follow in the food meetings.They know about the benefits of several food items as they are served to them during the social gatherings.These social gatherings become the occasions of food meetings.Replacement of spicy,oily,fried, and fatty food items with fresh fruits and vegetables is focused.People are encouraged to consume more water and juices in the place of alcohol or soft drinks in food meetings.

Importance of Physical activities during Meetings and Gatherings:

  • Organizers of meetings should take the initiative of choosing a venue with discretion.
  • The venue of the meeting can provide fitness facilities like gym and pool to the guests.
  • The dress code of the meeting can be kept casual in place of tight fitting formals.
  • The meetings should be scheduled with regular breaks where the participants can take short and safe walk in the premises of the venue.
  • In case of overnight meetings,the venue should provide the participants with an option of walk after dinner,shopping or entertainment instead of compelling him to drive to experience these leisure.
  • The participants of the meetings can be encouraged to take the stairs.

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