Obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking in the United States Southeast Missourian By Lucas Presson ~ Southeast Missourian America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in ... |
The Failure to Prioritize Our Children Huffington Post (blog) Frankly, the extent of child poverty here in America, the richest country in the world, is shameful. How can we afford to give huge tax breaks to the rich and build ever more weapons of mass destruction but cannot ensure that our children live in homes ... |
Five School Programs Feeding America's Children Huffington Post (blog) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 17 percent of children in America are obese. These children face higher risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other diseases when they become adults. New statistics show obesity is still on the rise |
![]() CBS News | Healthier school lunches to be served up to American children under USDA rules GlobalPost The rules represent the first major revision of school meal standards in more than 15 years and are intended to combat the nation's childhood obesity crisis – nearly one in three children in America is overweight or obese. According to the Washington ... Law puts more vegetables, fruits on schoolkids' USDA Revamps School Nutrition Standards NUTRITION, HEALTH AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES APPLAUD HISTORIC IMPROVEMENTS TO ... |
New York City Defends Health Ads That Frighten the Viewer New York Times The city's health department uses no sugar-coating in its latest ads, which feature images of overweight people whose mobility is impaired to warn of the dangers of ever-growing portions of unhealthy food and soft drinks. |
![]() Los Angeles Times | US obesity epidemic shows no signs of reversing course, reports on kids and ... Washington Post CHICAGO — America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since ... US obesity epidemic at standstill, CDC says |
![]() USA TODAY | More fruits, veggies in US school lunch rules Reuters Nearly one in three children in America is overweight or obese. The overhaul comes just months after US lawmakers acted to maintain pizza's status as a vegetable and killed proposed limits on weekly servings of starchy foods like potatoes. 32 Million Reasons to Cheer the USDA Transforming school lunches: The 'historic' new rules |
![]() WPTV | Remarks by the First Lady at Goya Foods "MiPlato" Announcement -- Tampa, FL Newsroom America While one in three kids in America are overweight or obese, we know that in Hispanic community, it's nearly two in five -- two in five. Now, some of this disparity is due to simple economics. This economic downturn has hit Hispanic households ... USDA teams up with largest Hispanic food company to promote My Plate First lady promotes healthy Hispanic foods |
Obesity stats start to level off Albert Lea Tribune About 17 percent are obese and one of every three is overweight or obese. It may not seem like much, but those statistics mark the first time since the early 1980s that the number of overweight or obese Americans — kids and adults — has not increased. |
What Childhood Poverty Means Huffington Post (blog) More than one in five American children lives in poverty. In my home state Tennessee it is an astounding one in four. And it's only getting worse. Less than four years ago, the national number was one in six children. Childhood poverty has increased ... |