t the law would regulate lunches offered to youngsters at school canteens. The law will be enacted by 2007. A recently conducted study showed that "the rate of obesity has gone up to almost one in five and that the mean weight of 18-year old boys had increased 16 percent in five years and for girls the figure was 11 percent,".
The findings in the research made the health department concerned over the dietary habits of kids.
The report also underscored the reason for the changes in eating habits and pastimes. "More children are eating fatty fast-food at lunch times while spending more time at sedentary activities such as studying and playing computer games," quoted the observations mentioned in the report.
