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November 19, 2007
How Singapore battled obesity
The World said:
The World's Patrick Cox continues our series on global obesity with a report from Singapore. Authorities there tried to combat obesity by putting overweight kids into special clubs and forcing them to exercise and diet. It did reverse the trend, but it also made many kids in Singapore miserable.
Recommended by mb: "American learns about Singapore's Trim and Fat program for school kids, in this report by John Cox of The World, a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH. Listen to the audio or read the transcript "
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