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Childhood Obesity
2 Fun Fitness Challenge to Do at Your Desk
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3 Obesity Report Cards in Schools: A Good Idea?
Breast Cancer
4 Start 'Em Young, Protect 'Em Against Breast Cancer
Celebrity
5 Shaq's Taking on Childhood Obesity - Kazaam!!!
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6 Childhood Obesity Levels No Longer Increasing — Yay!
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7 To Overweight Teens: Liposuction Not the Answer
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8 Dogs Take a Bite Out of Childhood Obesity
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10 Healthy Tech Bits: Flu Spotting and Texting For Child Obesity
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11 Exergaming: Fisher Price Smart Cycle
Fitness
12 Fitness Boot Camp For Teens: Cool or Not?
Celebrity
13 Get Animated with Anna Kournikova
Food
14 Should School Lunch Menus Display Calorie Counts?
Childhood Obesity
15 Shaq's Big Challenge: Episode Five
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16 America's Obesity Problem Just Keeps Growing
Back to School
17 Obese Kids Miss More School
News
18 The Message Is Balance Under the Obama Roof
Encouraging a healthy body image is something that every parent wants for their child. So when the pediatrician brings up the "O" word (as in obese), determining the best course of action is a decision that can have lasting impacts, not only on a child's physical being, but their psyche as well. In the April issue of Vogue, Dara-Lynn Weiss wrote about her decision to put her 7-year-old daughter Read more
Kids spend a lot of time sitting in front of screens, so it's important to make sure that they get enough exercise throughout the day. Tiny tweaks to your family routine can have a huge impact on your children's activity level, so try to step back and reassess your habits to get your kids moving. Check out these 10 ways to amp up your kids' exercise patterns and share your own fitness suggestions Read more
Equal opportunity blame game! Moms tend to get disproportionately blamed when things with their children take a less than ideal turn. Whether it's trouble in school, difficulty making friends, or physical or mental health issues, it's the mamas who — according to most popular conceptions — bear the brunt of the responsibility. Which is why it's somewhat of a relief to see a study out this Read more
Somebody call Jamie Oliver, because US legislators need a quick lesson in nutrition. Earlier this year, the Department of Agriculture introduced new school meal nutrition standards created in the wake of our childhood obesity epidemic. Among the lunch-line changes were new standards limiting the use of potatoes and sodium and increasing the use of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in the Read more
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, but do your tots need to be reading about it? Paul M. Kramer thinks so. The author of several self-published books about tough issues kids face (including Bullies Beware! and Divorce Stinks!) isn't set to release his latest title until October, but it's already generating criticism. Maggie Goes on a Diet ($11) is intended to teach tots (ages 4-8) Read more
Despite a ban by Los Angeles' school administrators, Jamie Oliver found his way into one LA school in this week's episode of Food Revolution. While the Naked Chef wasn't allowed to set foot in the school's cafeteria, he did begin teaching culinary arts to 10 students who began their class by discussing the health issues in their families – namely diabetes. The most touching story came from a Read more
Do you dream in chocolate? If you're a public school child, you probably do! On the second season premier of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, the chef and children's food advocate began his mission to overhaul the Los Angeles school system's cafeteria food. His first target – the flavored milks served with every meal. While some argue that adding sugary flavorings is the only way to Read more
The meals you send your kids to school with may make our Out of the Lunch Box chefs proud, but those sold in the cafeteria are famous for their unhealthy fare. And with childhood obesity rates on the rise and the battle with the vending machine continuing, there's an obvious need to clean up the lunchroom. If it's time for your child's school to embark on a food revolution, a Veggiecation may Read more
Parenting and baby news made national headlines this year. While celebrity pregnancies and births kept us gossiping, there were a lot of medical and social issues that became major stories in 2010. Here's our look back! Read more
Everyone wants to be part of the Food Revolution until they get to the grocery store! When parents have their kids in tow (and even when mom doesn't), choosing healthy options can be tough. We asked our readers to open their cupboards and let us know what types of treats and sweets they have in the house. Here's what they had to say! Nothing calms a sugar craving like a bite of chocolate, a Read more
