The federal deputy Luis Arturo González Cruzproposed to incorporate into the matter of physical education for at least one hour dailypromote health care and bgood nutritional habitsin the plans of education system.
In his reform initiative to General Education Lawthe legislator of Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM), considers that The Mexican State must commit itself to providing girls, boys and adolescents with at least one hour of sports in order to prevent diseases related to sedentary lifestyle, overweight and obesity.
Modifications include, constantly prepare and train physical education teachers to keep students physically active. He explained that although the law recognizes the right to physical activity, the practice of sports and physical education, it does not specify how much time should be allocated to the subject in the educational programs in the more than 236 thousand schools that exist in the country.
The Green Party deputy recalled that unfortunately our country ranks first, worldwide, in the prevalence of childhood obesity and second in adult obesity, with a national figure of 74 percent of adults who are overweight or obese.
