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Mass. man sheds lots of weight to play with kids Boston.com Kate Meifert said not to become frustrated when hitting a plateau, because it may mean fat has been replaced with muscle, which weighs more. At Orchard Hills, staff put up a display tracking Brian Meifert's progress, with before and after pictures, ... |
Childhood obesity ad campaign sparks controversy London Free Press An ad campaign in Atlanta aimed at getting overweight kids to shed pounds has drawn the ire of parents, activists and health officials. The Strong4Life campaign, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, has billboards showing black and white photos of ... |
Pictures of veggies on lunch trays encourage kids to choose healthy options Examiner.com A study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association February 1, 2012 suggests a low-cost and simple intervention could improve the nutritional value kids obtain from school lunches. As the number of obese and overweight children ... |
Blog nuggets: National Post (blog) According to the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, an Atlanta anti-obesity campaign is threatening to “stigmatize” obese kids by running billboards that show pictures of unhappy fat kids. |
BETTER OFF WELL: Ending childhood obesity begins at home Wicked Local By Donna Morin/WRENTHAM Recently, National Public Radio published a story about an ad campaign out of Atlanta aimed at fighting childhood obesity in Georgia, where nearly 1 million children are overweight or obese. The ads depict photos of obese ... |
![]() Fort Worth Star Telegram | DFW parents have a dinner chat with first lady Michelle Obama Fort Worth Star Telegram Breedlove talked about growing up with a mother who was morbidly obese, working with overweight teens and encouraging her own children to eat more vegetables. "It was amazing," Breedlove said afterward. "I'm so excited about getting back to school. |
Transforming school lunches: The 'historic' new rules The Week Magazine The federal government is trimming the salt and fat in cafeteria meals. Will it help slim down America's students? First Lady Michelle Obama eats a healthy lunch with Virginia elementary kids Wednesday: The USDA is setting new calorie limits on school ... |
16 Surprising Ways You're Making Your Kid Fat The Daily Blabber from iVillage Here's how you might be adding to their pudge without even knowing it (17 Photos) Kids today are fatter than ever before. About 1 in 3 of all children and adolescents in the US are either overweight or obese. That's triple the obesity rate in the 1960s ... |
Mommy Bloggers' Flawed Take on Anti-Obesity Ads Yahoo! Contributors Network The problem for kids: The stick eventually finds you. The stick is called the real world. Real life. Life beyond childhood and school-age indulgences. While it hurts to think we might need to shame an overweight child, are we so naive as to think his ... |