GMA Supports Physical Fitness School Legislation

WASHINGTON — The Grocery Manufacturers Association here last week urged members of the Unites States House and Senate to make school children’s health a priority in the 111th Congress by cosponsoring the Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act of 2009 (S.634/H.R.1585).

The FIT Kids Act is sponsored by Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Zach Wamp (R-TN) in the House, and by Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and John Ensign (R-NV) in the Senate.

In a letter to Congress, GMA, along with 75 other allied stakeholders, encouraged members in both chambers to cosponsor the bill, which would increase children’s physical activity throughout the school day and ensure that they learn how to live healthy lives through exercise and diet.

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