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St. Paul childhood obesity

Happy Meals, Sadder Times

Forty years ago childhood obesity and type -two diabetes were virtually unheard of. Hyper-active children were a rarity. The diagnose of ADHD for...
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Pack better nutrition into your child's school lunches

Grade schools have been under fire from nutritionists and dieticians for years for providing fast food, candy and soda in cafeterias in order to...
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PepsiCo will pull some products from schools by 2012

PepsiCo is trying to take a stand against childhood obesity. The company announced Tuesday that it will eliminate full-calorie sweetened drinks...
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July is “Family Golf Month” in America

The initiative “Play Golf America” is promoting July as “Family Golf Month”. As many courses offer specials for juniors and...
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Three ways to prevent childhood obesity

More than 23 million children and teenagers in the U.S. are obese or overweight. During National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, schools,...
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Confronting the childhood obesity epidemic head-on

My employer sent me a message last week about the childhood obesity epidemic in America, prompting me to offer some insight. Normally when...
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Obese Children Mirror Their Adult Parents

Obesity is a very sensitive subject especially when it relates to children. The question is when does the description of baby fat or chubby turn...
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Reduce your child’s risk of heart disease

  • child heart disease
  • January 25, 2011
Children’s health in America is heading in a downward spiral which is leading them to develop heart disease at a younger age. With the...
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Prevent childhood obesity by increasing family activities

It’s easy to recognize there is a growing epidemic of child obesity in the U.S., but is it because kids are lazy? Or do we as parents get so...
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Schools work to counteract unhealthy eating in children

Minneapolis and St. Paul are often considered some of the healthiest cities in the Unites States.Minnesotans as a whole are better than average for...
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