He also said reducing the number of overweight children will not be easy. He says the goal is difficult to meet even in wealthy countries.

The current goal of the WHO’s World Health Assembly is to prevent any increase in the percentage of overweight children during the next 12 years. I’m Karen Leggett.

And I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Thank you for spending some time with us today. We will leave you with the wonderful voice of Carol Lawrence, who celebrates her 78th birthday today. Many remember her for her performance in the Broadway musical “West Side Story” when she sang this classic American song by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. We’ll see you next time.