La Crosse Leaders Attack Childhood Obesity

School and community leaders in La Crosse say they want to work with parents to curb rising obesity levels in their kids. The most recent National Survey of Children’s Health says three of every ten Wisconsin youngsters age 10 to 17 are either obese or overweight. That’s just one-percent below the state’s adult rate. Gundersen Health dietitian Marisa Pruitt tells Wisconsin Public Radio it’s alarming to see diseases normally found in middle age adults — like high cholesterol and blood pressure.