

Fighting obesity while raising revenue? Sweet | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/14/2010 Philadelphia Inquirer In Philadelphia, Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz, a pediatrician, stated that half of the city's children are overweight or obese, and soft-drink ... |
Children who eat school lunches more likely to be overweight U-M Health System News Additionally, children who bring meals from home are also exposed to competing foods from school cafeterias, vending machines and trading with other ... Overweight Preteens More Likely to Eat School-Provided Lunches |
Healthful menus tax finances of schools Sioux Falls Argus Leader One-third of the nation's kids are overweight or obese, and more healthful school meals go hand-in-hand with first lady Michelle Obama's push for more ... Editorial: Healthy school lunches worth expense |
Forum: Soft drinks and overweight children Traverse City Record Eagle Also in 2006, these three companies joined as charter participants in the "Children Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative," under the supervision of the ... |
Obesity expert backs tax on sugary drinks Austin American-Statesman What should parents do when they can't police an overweight kid every minute? The parents can do a lot at home, but they're outgunned by the food industry. ... |
![]() TheMedGuru | Child Obesity Rates Going Up BusinessWeek Obesity and overweight kids were more common in neighborhoods that lacked a park or recreation center, and in neighborhoods that parents didn't perceive as ... Childhood obesity worsens for some Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids Prevention of childhood obesity should begin early in life |
![]() New York Daily News (blog) | Paterson's health guru: Plug the budget with a soda tax, not borrowing » New York Daily News (blog) Is it the soda that is making the kids in the picture fat, or the thousands of calaries in the McDonalds food that they're eating? We may be fat, ... |
![]() NewsHour | Commentary: Michelle Obama takes on obesity McClatchy Washington Bureau One-third of US children are overweight or obese. Weight-related health conditions that used to be the exclusive province of adulthood — diabetes, ... Time to Cut the Fat |
Type 2 diabetes in county's Latino population doubled in four years Ventura County Star About half of the kids she saw at the medical clinic were overweight, many developing diabetes in elementary school. Santa Paula is about 70 percent Latino. ... |
Staten Island = Fatten Island? Albany Times Union (blog) “Sugared soft drinks are the only food or beverage that has been shown to increase the risk of overweight and obesity, which increase the risk of heart ... |