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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Children in LA County

The Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy Active Children aims to promote physical activity and healthy eating habits for children and families in LA County, by creating policies and environments that support a healthy lifestyle. The initiative focuses on reducing sugar sweetened beverages consumption and promoting water intake. This collaborative effort is crucial in addressing the rising obesity rates in America, especially among individuals who consume soda regularly. The LA Collaborative provides resources and supports various soda-free options, including tap water, seltzer waters, milk, fruit juices in limited amounts, unsweetened tea, and coffee.

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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Children in LA County

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  1. Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy Active Children

  2. LA Collaborative “Children and families of Los Angeles County are physically active, eat healthy foods, and live in communities where policies and environments promote a healthy lifestyle.”

  3. Goals of LA Collaborative RYD Initiative • Reduce or eliminate the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages—especially soda! • Promote the consumption of water

  4. Definition: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB’s) include all beverages that contain added caloric sweeteners. Examples: sodas fruit drinks and “juices” sport drinks energy drinks flavored milk sweetened tea and coffee rice drinks/horchata sugar cane beverages What is a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB)?

  5. Obesity Rates are Climbing in America • Adult obesity has doubled since 1980 • Since 1990 rates have increased in every state 1990 2008 No Data <10% 10%–14 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). [Graph illustration of U.S. obesity trends by state 1985-2008]. U.S. Obesity Trends. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html

  6. Trend: Sweetened Drink Consumption ml/day (Jacobson, 2001)

  7. Dramatic Increase in Consumption In California: • 41 % of children ages 2-11 and 62% of adolescents ages 12-17 drink at least one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage every day. In LA County: • 38.8% of adults and 43.3% of children consume one or more sodas or sugar-sweetened beverages EACH DAY. • Between 1977 & 2002 Americans increased their calorie intake from soft drinks by 228% Sources: LA County Health Survey, 2007 and Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, Goldstein H. Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Center for Public Health Advocacy, 2009.

  8. Trend: Per Capita Soft Drink and Milk Consumption (USDA/ERS, 2003)

  9. 1993 Energy from beverages added to, and did not displace, energy consumed in other forms • De Castro, 1993

  10. 1996 Daily calorie intake is higher on days when an energy-containing beverage was consumed at lunch. Mattes, 1996

  11. 1999 Daily Calories increase with amount of soda consumed CSFII 1994 Harnack L., 1999 Soda consumption

  12. Soda is the largestsource of added sugar in the diet Center for Science in the Public Interest Newsroom. (1999). [Graph illustration of Where added sugar comes from]. Retrieved from http://www.cspinet.org/reports/sugar/sugarorigin.html

  13. 2009For both adults and adolescents, rates of overweight and obesity are 18% higher among those who drink one or more sodas every day compared to those who do not drink any soda at all. Babey, S. H., Jones, M., Yu, H., & Goldstein, H. (2009). Bubbling over: Soda consumption and its link to obesity in California. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, pp 1-8. Retrieved from http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/pubs/files/Soda%20PB%20FINAL%203-23-09.pdf

  14. Health at What Cost? McDonald’s Food/Drink Options Center for Science in the Public Interest. (2000). [Graph illustration of calories in 7-eleven soft drinks]. From wallet to waistline: The hidden costs of super sizing. Retrieved from http://www.cspinet.org/w2w.pdf

  15. Soda-Free Options • Tap water • Seltzer waters • Fat-free or low-fat milk (plain) • 100% fruit juices in limited amounts • Unsweetened tea and coffee

  16. Water Quality Reports • The water delivered by your local water company to your meter meets all water quality standards. However, it is important to know that your home plumbing may affect your water quality. • To find your local water quality report: • LA County Department of Public Works http://dpw.lacounty.gov/wwd/web/waterquality/ • California Water Services http://www.calwater.com/your_water/ccr/2009/index.php • If information for your city is not available on either of these sites, please contact your city’s Public Works department.

  17. Los Angeles Collaborative for Healthy Active Children The LA Collaborative is a regional collaborative of public and private organizations involved in nutrition and physical activity promotion. www.lacollaborative.org Become a Member and Sign up for the Email Listserv!

  18. For further information about the LA Collaborative please contact: Lauren Neel, MPH, CHES Coordinator, LA Collaborative Network for a Healthy California, Los Angeles Region County of Los Angeles Public Health Nutrition Program 3530 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Phone: (213) 351-7337 Email: lneel@ph.lacounty.gov

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