In the schools, the EU fruit and vegetables to children

The European Commission has launched a program of fruit and vegetables to schools across Europe. The purpose of this program is to fight obesity in children, reports the BBC. The Commission intends this program spend 90 million euros annually. This amount will be agreed with the governments that participate in this program. According to statistics, about 22 million children are overweight in the EU, five million of them are obese. These numbers increase by 400,000 annually. The World Health Organisation recommends a daily consume 400 grams. Fruits and vegetables. The higher number of EU countries (27 states) at this time do not tend to correspond with these rules. Instilling good habits to children in early childhood, there is a high probability that they are a part of their life in the future, the Commissioner said the EU Agriculture Mariann Fischer Boel. Many of our children do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, not realizing that they are delicious, she said. Enough to the streets of every country in Europe are going to recognize the severity of the problem. A large number of children who are overweight, a problem that requires immediate action, said Mariann Fischer Boel.