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South Carolina Bill to Reduce Childhood Obesity With Required Play and More PE
The 74 via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCOLUMBIA — Recess would be required for elementary and middle school students in a proposal...
Agencies work to reduce obesity rates among children
Deming Headlight via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSANTA FE – Multiple state agencies are stepping up efforts to curb increasing obesity rates among New Mexico children and help them gain healthy habits...
How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s note: Part 6 of a six-part USA TODAY series examining America’s obesity epidemic. Each of the children in Betty McNear's home day care has a...
Could giving kids more access to water at school prevent weight gain?
Newsy via AOL· 10 months agoA volunteer carries bottles of water. Could the key to preventing childhood weight gain be as simple...
Free School Meals May Reduce Child Obesity, Easing Financial, Logistical Strain
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSchool meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more...
As obesity rates rise, many kids in US not eating enough fruits and vegetables, study finds
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly half of kids ages 1 to 5 are not eating a daily vegetable and nearly one-third are not eating...
Editorial: School meals are laden with sugar and sodium. Students need healthier food
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA cheeseburger with sides of oranges and fries with chocolate milk are offered for lunch at Garfield...
Children obesity a public health crisis says UW Medicine
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoObesity in children has become a public health crisis and is not getting better, said Dr. Brian...
Kids’ obesity rates are soaring, yet some want this sugary drink on school lunch menus
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThese days no subject is safe to discuss in public, no topic free of controversy. It seems as if any...
More US children becoming obese at younger ages
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Compared with levels seen in the early 2000s, recent data show more American children are becoming obese and being diagnosed earlier....