

![]() KXLY Spokane | child obesity ads aim to create movement out of controversy CNN Nearly 40% of Georgia's children are overweight or obese -- the second-highest rate in the nation -- yet 50% of Georgians don't consider child obesity a problem. What's more, 75% of parents of obese children don't think they have a problem on their ... Child Obesity Ads Create Movement Out Of Controversy Grant helps Sacramento YMCA fight childhood obesity |
In defense of a parent's food choices for her kids Washington Post Depending on how you define being overweight and obese, between 17 and 33 percent of this country's kids fall into those categories. I'm all for healthy school lunch options. I applaud the consciousness-raising on healthy eating that Michelle Obama has ... |
Snack bars and junk food common in schools: study Chicago Tribune Researchers said they'd hoped that with more encouragement for districts to improve nutrition in foods offered at school and an increasing focus on childhood obesity, fewer kids would have access to unhealthy options -- especially ones that they might ... |
![]() Scientific American (blog) | Spoon-Feeding Your Baby Will Probably Make Her Fat and Ruin Her Life Jezebel As if feeding a baby wasn't difficult enough already, new research has come out that can give you a nice complex about whether you are force feeding your children and making them fat. Are you ready for a nice big bite of delicious concern? Open wide. Solid 'finger food' may help babies avoid obesity: study Maybe babies don't need the spoon-fed mush Baby-Led Weaning Leads to Leaner Kids |
Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol Gant Daily ... a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, but also to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment, including those with high LDL related to being overweight or obese. Working with these kids to eat more healthfully and to exercise more ... |
Kids eat healthy school lunch because they grow it themselves Fox 31 KDVR.com DENVER -- Obesity rates are skyrocketing nationwide and even though Colorado is one of the most healthy states, studies show one in four of Colorado's children are obese or overweight. There is one Denver school that refuses to be a part of the ... |
![]() Daily Mail | Growing up fat is no fun: Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents ... Daily Mail Apart from all the social and emotional problems of being a fat kid, health risks also abound. Childhood and teenage obesity is dangerously on the rise throughout the country. In addition to the risk of early death, obese teenagers are also at an ... |
Snack bars and junk food common in schools Fox News Researchers said they'd hoped that with more encouragement for districts to improve nutrition in foods offered at school and an increasing focus on childhood obesity, fewer kids would have access to unhealthy options—especially ones that they might ... |
![]() Rapid Growth | Dakota Shayne combines cookies and books to help kids learn. Photography by ... Rapid Growth “I grew up as an overweight kid, and it's a struggle at a young age. But, I got into sports in high school and changed my diet and lifestyle. I had some great coaches who helped me develop a methodology that I use on my clients today. |
School Gets Aggressive In Fight Against Obesity KTUL (blog) More than a third of US children are overweight. Channel 8's Kim Jackson found one school--setting a healthy example. Parents gym class isn't what it used to be. Today your kids may bee lifting weights. And who really wants to do push ups? |