

'Eat! Move! Play!' designed to get whole family healthy The Daily News Journal A Parent's Guide for Raising Healthy, Happy Kids” is from Weight Watchers and includes more than 75 recipes the editors of the guide promise “your kids will actually eat.” While normally, the idea of putting kids on a diet is abhorrent, ... |
How to Combat Childhood Obesity Without Putting Your Child on a Diet Huffington Post The idea was to shock parents into action, yet many felt that the harsh ads and billboards --depicting miserable-looking overweight kids -- only underscored the message to children that: You're fat, which makes you unacceptable. |
![]() New Yorker (blog) | Karl vs. Adele New Yorker (blog) called the British singer Adele fat. Lagerfeld, who once hid his lumpen parts behind a senorita's fan, lost ninety-two pounds over thirteen months in 2001, following the regimen of a French doctor named Jean-Luc Houdret. A few years later, ... |
Let's Move! turns 2 today, USDA Secretary Vilsack sees improvement CBS News Current estimates suggest 17 percent of American children and teens are overweight and obese - that's triple the rate of a generation ago, according to the CDC. Since Let's Move! has sprung into action, several new measures to combat those rates have ... |
![]() Post Searchlight | In Good Health - The new school lunch New Philadelphia Times Reporter The new US Department of Agriculture rules for the school meals were unveiled Wednesday (the first major nutrition overhaul in 15 years and long overdue, especially with one in three children now overweight or obese). You can read about the new rules ... New focus on nutrition in school lunch programs |
US obesity epidemic at standstill, CDC says CBS News Overall, 33 percent of adults were overweight but not obese, versus about 15 percent of children and teens. The government says a healthy weight is a BMI of between 18 and 25. by vielmann January 18, 2012 3:40 AM EST The only problem I have with the ... |
Heart healthy ideas for American Heart Month Your Houston News Chairs: Amber L. Tabora, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, Texas Children's Hospital Where: South Shore Harbour, 2500 South Shore Blvd. League City, TX 77573 Where: Houston Airport Marriott, 18700 John F. Kennedy Blvd., ... |
![]() Boston.com | Michelle Obama hits the road for second anniversary of 'Let's Move' The Grio Since the 1970s, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and nearly one in three children is overweight or obese, according to the Let's Move website. Among African-American and Hispanic youth, nearly 40 percent of children are overweight or ... First lady, 'Top Chef' judges host healthy cook-off with DISD students |
![]() USA TODAY | Why can't the US make any progress in the fight against obesity? CNN (blog) New government reports show that nearly 36% of US adults and 17% of children and teens are obese. When you add in overweight Americans, more than 2/3 of adults and about 1/3 of children are either overweight or obese. Although these rates are up ... Paula Deen's diabetes diagnosis: a look at personal responsibility Paula Deen on Her Diabetes: "I Have No Regrets" Let Paula Deen's diabetes diagnosis serve as a cautionary tale for Americans |
The Powerful Relationship between Kids and Fast-Food The Daily meal The WHO estimates that 43 million preschoolers worldwide are overweight or obese. In anticipation of the discussion, here is a collection of advertisements from popular brands aimed at kids. When you think about what constitutes a healthy meal, ... |