The increase started between 2019 and 2021, where testing was not done in 2020 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW ON SEVEN. CHILDHOOD OBESITY RATES ARE DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THEY’RE STILL HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. A ...

Mexico has implemented a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools to combat the nation's obesity and diabetes crisis.

A law banning unhealthy food at public schools in Mexico took effect Monday. In the fall, schools were given six months to ...

Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, according to UNICEF, which classifies the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic as an emergency. Sugary drinks and ...

AP Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, according to UNICEF, which classifies the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic as an emergency. Sugary drinks ...

Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics ...

A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday, officials said, as the country tries ...

Mexico Bans Junk Food Sales in Schools in Its Latest Salvo Against Child Obesity MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government-sponsored junk food ban in schools across Mexico took effect on Saturday ...