On AlterNet: childhood obesity

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "childhood obesity"

One in 5 Kids Is Obese, Yet Congress Is More Concerned With Protecting Profits Than Kids' Health

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. May 11, 2012.

Food and media corporations use campaign donations, attacks on science and the threat of smear campaigns to kill voluntary food marketing guidelines.

How Coke and Pepsi Are Buying Off Charities Like Save the Children

Marion Nestle, Food Politics. December 17, 2010.

Coke and Pepsi's sponsorship of Save the Children seems to have killed the organization's push for soda taxes, and hence, their work to end childhood obesity.

Despite Spending Billions on Advertising, the Fast Food Industry Blames Parents for Skyrocketing Obesity Rates

Leslie Samuelrich, Other Words. October 18, 2010.

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that major food and beverage corporations spend at least $1.6 billion in the US every year to convince kids to eat unhealthy food.

Do School Lunches Plump Up Poor Kids?

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. September 3, 2010.

Does the National School Lunch Program make children obese, or are obese children simply more likely to sign up for the program in the first place?

Tater Tots Aren't Vegetables: Why Do We Feed Our Kids Crap?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. June 24, 2010.

School lunches are a big part of many children's diets, yet the system is under-financed and USDA guidelines are warped. So what will we do about it?

How NYC May Be Revolutionizing the Way Kids Eat

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. June 4, 2010.

In NYC 25 schools are taking part in a program not only to eat whole, organic foods, but also to work in the soil and see little seedlings mature into healthy, edible plants.

School Lunches Even the Lunch Lady Wouldn't Eat

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. May 27, 2010.

Congress is preparing to take up reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, but the recipe for success is far from simple.

Are School Lunches Setting Kids Up for Obesity and Poor Nutrition?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. February 25, 2010.

The Obamas are taking on childhood obesity by tackling problems with the National School Lunch Program. But will their fixes be enough?

Doctors Push Cholesterol Drugs on Kids

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. July 10, 2008.

The obesity epidemic is largely of our own making. The solution has to come from healthy activities, not the pharmaceutical industry.

I Have an Easier Time Talking with My Kids about Sex than Food

Donna Fish, Huffington Post. March 19, 2008.

There is a way to educate kids on how to take better care of their bodies.

Shaq Takes on Childhood Obesity

Willow Bay, Huffington Post. July 10, 2007.

Shaq's ultimate goal is to create a fitness plan for Florida -- where the State Department of health estimates 25 percent of children are obese or at risk of becoming obese -- that can serve as a model for the entire country.