Student Obesity

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USDA To Announce New Healthy School Snack Rules

Reuters | Posted 04.01.2013 | Home

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* USDA secretary says foods rule expected early 2013 * Soft drink makers needed time to change products -Vilsack * Advoc...

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Pass The Carrots, Pass On The Chips: America's Obsession With School Lunches

| Jackie Mader | Posted 01.07.2013 | Home

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's HechingerEd Blog. With the passage of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free ...

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Students Lose 756 Pounds At South Carolina Boarding School

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 12.22.2012 | Home

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sixteen-year-old Jason Alexander weighed 326 pounds four months ago when he and 13 classmates boarded a plane for a weight-loss bo...

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Parents Outraged Over School Program That Tracks Kids' Weight

Posted 12.10.2012 | Home

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A plan to track middle school students' weight has some Naperville, Ill., parents up in arms. Part of the physical education program in Naperville ...

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Fattest Country In The World: Are Schools To Blame For America's Obesity Epidemic?

Posted 02.05.2013 | Home

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To borrow a line from Kermit the frog, it's not easy being green -- or, eating green. America is the fattest country in the world, and only ranks s...

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Weight Problems Plague Students During School Hours

Posted 09.25.2012 | Home

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Besides the obvious health problems associated with obesity -- such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes -- overweight children often fa...

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