City going on a diet

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett joined NEWS 9 This Morning anchor Ed Murray to discuss a new city-run Web site, ThisCityisGoingonaDiet.com. The Mayor hopes the Web site will encourage Oklahoma City residents to shed some of the pounds and teach their children about nutrition.

Monday, December 31st 2007, 9:38 am

By: News 9


A new study said many parents are not aware of the growing childhood obesity epidemic. More than half of those parents interviewed said their child was about the right weight or maybe a little overweight.

Using the elephants at the Oklahoma City Zoo as a metaphor for the city's obesity problem, Mayor Mick Cornett on Monday made a resolution aimed at solving that problem.

"This city is going on a diet," Cornett said. "A city this size ought to be able to lose a million pounds, and that's our goal for Oklahoma City."

Cornett has formed a Web site to help residents lose weight. ThisCityisGoingonaDiet.com will help residents keep track of their weight, give them nutritional and exercise information and track their weight loss.

 

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

December 31st, 2007

March 22nd, 2024

March 14th, 2024

February 9th, 2024

Top Headlines

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024