Nestlé Supports Initiative To Prevent, Treat Childhood Obesity

Nestlé announced it is sponsoring an organization whose primary goal is to help prevent and treat childhood obesity. The Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, established by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), will be funded and supported by a variety of government and other sources. The Institute will focus on creating healthy feeding and dietary patterns in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. It will produce resources on childhood obesity for health professionals, communities and parents, based on government policies and scientific evidence, according to Nestlé.