Food from IMSS daycare centers will be sugar-free

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statement, the institution announced that the measure will apply to the 1,376 daycare centers in which more than 200,000 children are cared for. According to the agency, children's centers will begin to provide new menus “that meet the highest national and international nutrition standards.” He pointed out that they have been prepared in accordance with the “most recent scientific research on the causes of diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.” The IMSS pointed out that the elimination of added sugars, as well as the incorporation of essential fatty acids and whole grains, is intended to support the elimination of the risk of contracting metabolic syndrome diseases. "Some scientific research has concluded that overweight and obesity in children under four years of age will prevail in subsequent stages of their lives.



A healthy diet and adequate physical activity constitute a solid foundation for adequate growth and development," stated the Director of Economic and Social Benefits of the IMSS, Juan Lozano Tovar,” said the institution. According to data from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut), in Mexico 69.4 percent Bahamas Mobile Number List of men over 20 years of age are overweight and obese; In women the proportion is 73.5 percent. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from five to 11 years of age is 34.4 percent and in children under five years of age it is 17.5 percent. The figures for obesity and overweight in children under five years of age increased by almost two percentage points between 1998 and . Source: sinembargo.



According to figures from the Ministry of Health, 45% of households in Mexico have access to the public health system, where at least one member of the family is affiliated with one of the health service formats, IMSS, ISSSTE or Popular insurance. Recent data from this last health system reveal that 50 million members have already been reached. But perhaps the biggest problem is a health regime that is totally fragmented, causing greater economic resources and attention to be allocated to a small number of people and institutions in society, while others are left in a state of vulnerability. “treatment,” comments the specialist.