Promoting healthy lifestyles for children & families
Hot Topics in the News: Archives
February 2012:
Nebraska school district lowers obesity rate: Can W.Va. do the same?
January 2012
Assessing the Value of BMI Screening and Surveillance in Schools
Can living the good life kill us?
Area agencies to split $15,000 in grant funds to help create healthier communities
Study: Stressed kids more likely to become obese
Let the Kids Play: They’ll Do Better in School
Early detection can help your child have a healthy body composition
Why we're fat: 10 lifestyle changes that promote obesity
Are Georgia's anti-obesity ads unfair to fat kids?
December 2011:
Fast-food toy ban no aid to nutrition, study says
November 2011
Congress Blocks New Rules on School Lunches
School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute
Corporate sponsorship in schools can harm students, experts say
Addressing Childhood Obesity With Targeted Messaging to Moms, and Ethnic Minorities
Babies on obesity path? New sign may offer answer
August 2011
Stronger Social Safety Net Leads to Decrease in Stress, Childhood Obesity
New Link Found Between Obesity and Insulin Resistance
June 2011
High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Programs Child for Future Diabetes, Study Suggests
Why Childhood Obesity? It's So Much More Than What Kids Eat
Food Pyramid Replaced by My Plate ‘ Icon’ Emphasizing Fruit, Vegetable, Grains, Protein and Dairy
April 2011
Maternal Stress During Pregnancy May Affect Child's Obesity
Soda tax expected to add $4.5 million to Humboldt schools
Program uses food to help kids succeed
A M Kulp Elementary School third-graders visit Upper Gwynedd grocery store
March 2011
Sugary soft drinks linked to high blood pressure
February 2011
New Rules Call for Healthier School Lunches
Fruits and Vegetables Star in USDA’s Proposed Rule on School Nutrition
Overburdened Food Banks Can't Say No To Junk
Free Health Care for your Children is Not a Dream, it’s a Growing Reality
January 2011
Local schools await new nutrition standards
Adopting Healthy Habits in Youth Associated With More Favorable Cholesterol Levels in Adulthood
Healthy Food Tasting at Drew K-8 School for the Let’s Move Recipe Challenge
High-sugar teen diet ups heart risk later
December 2010
President Obama Signs Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Into Law
Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill
Child Nutrition Bill: What it Actually Accomplishes
House passes Titus bill on weekend meals
Fat city: Partnership sees community fix for obesity
Sturgeon Height’s students think positive
Youth sports often don't meet weekly exercise requirement
November 2010
First lady encourages Miami students to eat greens
United Fresh helps launch salad for schools
Art Smith, Elmo Team up to Cook up Good Nutrition
Association of Adolescent Obesity With Risk of Severe Obesity in Adulthood
September 2010
Center in the News
CNN: Alice Waters: School food revolutionary?
School meals study provides food for thought
Berkeley's New School Food Study A Victory for Alice Waters
Waters gets proof that Edible Schoolyard works
New NHLBI Study to Evaluate Community Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity
August 2010
UW: Cost of healthy food outpaces supermarket price hikes
Obesity rates on the rise - CDC report
July 2010
Extremely Obese Children Have 40 Percent Higher Risk of Reflux Disease of Esophagus, Study Finds
Sweet Way to Detect Prediabetes
Kids Now See Fewer Television Ads for Sweets and Beverages, but More for Fast Food
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010
Summer meal program called crucial; Michigan kids missing out
More opportunities to eat fresh
June 2010
Mind & Muscle Playing Musical Instruments A Workout For Children
U.S. obesity rates could fall if soda pop prices rise
May 2010
"Thriving Infant" Genes Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Workplace Physical Activity Programs - Staff Member Interest Survey
Helping Communities Assess Their Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Groups recruit kid cooks to curb childhood obesity
Solve childhood obesity within a generation, new fed report proposes
Toddlers and TV: Early Exposure Has Negative and Long-Term Impact
First Course of Veggies May Appeal to Hungry Preschoolers
April 2010
Substance in Breast Milk Kills Cancer Cells Study Suggests
New program helps keep track of physical activity levels via mobile
Oda Has High Hopes for Mother and Child Nutrition Plan
The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases Weight
Americans Want Pizza, Burgers and Nuggets Pulled From School Menus, Poll Finds
Why road hockey may be kids' secret academic weapon
How Urban Planning Can Improve Public Health
Study: Daily exercise can derail “fat” DNA in teens
Obesity may hinder baby's ability to crawl, walk
March 2010
New journal devoted to hot button issue: childhood obesity
Serving up a menu of healthy eating
A TV Show and Congress Tackle School Lunches
Lunchtime Laments: Third-grade students ask for healthier school meals
Senator proposes $4.5 billion for child nutrition
Leahy Launches Bill to Multiply Farm to School Links
PepsiCo: No Sugary Drinks in World Schools
Obesity and Passive Smoking Reduce Oxygen Supply to Unborn Baby
Misleading food labels to get makeover: FDA developing restrictions for front-of-package claims
In public schools, $1 meals all day, every day
Banning junk foods at schools may help prevent childhood obesity
February 2010
Children's nation of food: Mapping how environment impacts childhood obesity
New Foundation Will Bring Americans Together to Target Childhood Obesity
January 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama Calls On Mayors Work With Others To Fight Childhood Obesity
Sale of junk food to be banned in Ontario schools
Kids pack in nearly 11 hours of media use daily
Recipe for Change: Food Groups Ready to Remake School Meals Program
Study Finds Federal Funding Makes A Key Difference In State's Obesity Treatment Programs
Gaining weight? Maybe you should blame nutrition labels
December 2009
NIH Launches Program to Develop Innovative Approaches to Combat Obesity