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OK, We’re Fat; Now Do Something About It – A Chat with Mr. Rishabh Mehrotra of Wellnation

Much has been made of the burgeoning obesity crisis in America, as well it should be. Consider this: the 2009 Obesity in America report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that our thinnest state - Colorado with a 19 percent obesity rate - is actually fatter than our fattest state in 1980 - Mississippi with a 15 percent... Read moreChevron
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Tips to Help Children Eat Healthy Snacks

It's no big secret that food companies use cartoons, cartoon characters, bold colorful labeling and even the latest hip young celebrity to attract kids to foods.  From candy to cereal, from TV dinners to chips, cartoon figures and product placement in cartoons is a genius marketing tool.  Well now the health food scene is climbing on... Read moreChevron
posted 03/30/2011, comments (0)|
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Helping Parents to Treat Obese Kids

There has been a great deal of research on which programs and therapies have the best chance at helping a child who is overweight to lose weight and sustain that weight loss.  Certainly a program that includes a diet, coupled with some type of behavioral therapy is considered a good approach.  Another program type involves the whole... Read moreChevron
posted 12/29/2010, comments (0)|
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The Relationship Between Obesity and Socioeconomic Status in New York City

Kids have doubled the number of snacks they eat in a day The snacks they prefer are higher in calories than they were 20 years ago The average teen gets 37% of their calories outside the home Teens get 17% of their calories from fast food Most kids/teens drink 3 cans of soda/day Most teen boys eat 34 teaspoons of sugar/day About half of a... Read moreChevron
posted 12/09/2010, comments (0)|
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Change Logistics of School Cafeterias to Encourage Healthy Eating

Five days a week kids eat one, sometimes two meals, plus snacks at school.  One of the biggest challenges schools face is offering an affordable healthy meal that conforms to certain nutrition guidelines.  The there's the challenge of getting kids who have been raised on high fat, high sodium, high sugar, high calorie tasty foods to... Read moreChevron
posted 11/18/2010, comments (0)|

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