Temple gets federal grant to help fight childhood obesity

Temple University's Center for Obesity Research and Education received a new, $3.7-million grant from the USDA aimed at preventing obesity among low-income preschoolers. Jennifer Orlet Fisher, an associate professor of public health at Temple and the director of the center's Family Eating Laboratory, is the lead researcher on the project and says they hope to give mothers straightforward strategies for being more aware of portion sizes when they put food on the table for children between the ages of two and six. "Our team is deeply committed to raising a healthier next generation of children."
March 22, 2011 | KYW News Radio, Fox29