The Center for Disease Control found that one third of American children are overweight or obese.
It's a problem that can lead to serious long term health concerns and one local program is helping kids fight the battle of the bulge.
At Community Services for Children's Head Start program in Allentown, children ages 3 to 5 are learning skills that will help them avoid childhood obesity.
"When they come in a lot of them don't even know the names of fruits and vegetables. By the time they leave they know them, said Gail Bethea of Community Services.
The Choosy Kids Program helps kids learn why it's important to pick a blue berry over a blue Dorito and how getting the exercise they need can be fun.
"We are seeing results," said Lora Lesak, director of developmental health services for Head Start and Early Head Start.
Since Allentown was a part of the Choosy pilot program in 2006, staff here have seen significant changes in the health and weight of the children who learn here.
"What's fabulous about head start and early head start is that it's a two tier approach we are not only working with children but we are working with families," Lesak said
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