GUPTA: Welcome back. As obesity levels rise, experts warn that today's children will be sicker than their parents. A new report takes a look at one of the reasons that some experts say children are especially at risk. Christy Feig filed this report.</s>CHRISTY FEIG, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): At a time when childhood obesity rates are rising, not falling, Shawna Rubbeck is a success story. At 14, she weighed more than 260 pounds. But so far with the help of a special summer camp, she's already lost nearly 70.</s>SHAWNA RUBBECK, OVERCOMING OBESITY: Before I really didn't like mirrors. I didn't like what was looking back at me. And now I love looking in the mirror now because I think I'm pretty.</s>FEIG: Although experts say there are many factors contributing to childhood obesity, a new report from the Institute of Medicine says food marketing is one of those.</s>J. MICHAEL MCGINNIS, DR., INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE: The dominant focus of food and beverage marketing to children and youth is for products high in calories and low in nutrients.</s>FEIG: To change that, the report calls for voluntary action by the food industry to stop advertising unhealthy food and drinks to children. The food industry says it accepts some responsibility for reducing childhood obesity and says it is already working with the industry on voluntary advertising changes, and that other changes are already underway.</s>RICHARD MARTIN, GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOC.: Somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 percent are improving information on the food label. More than half are changing portion sizes to single serve or kids size packages.</s>FEIG: The committee wants the Department of Health and Human Services to monitor food advertising to children over the next two years. They say if voluntary efforts don't work by then, Congress should pass legislation to mandate such changes. I'm Christy Feig reporting from Washington.</s>GUPTA: All right, Christy, thanks. More HOUSE CALL after the break. Could the way you work out be doing more harm than good? Find out how you should be working out in order to have the best results. Stay with us.
Childhood Obesity Can Cause Kids To Be Sicker Than Parents