First person: Reinventing family recipes to combat childhood obesity
Almost one third of US kids are overweight or obese. But in some cities and communities across the nation, rates are improving. Everyday heroes are turning the tide against childhood obesity. Andrea, a...
View ArticleFirst person: A Boston dad walks his way to health (and inspires his...
Almost one third of US kids are overweight or obese. But in some cities and communities across the nation, rates are improving. Everyday heroes are turning the tide against childhood obesity and...
View ArticleFirst person: One family’s “no fry zone”
Over the past 30 years, as childhood obesity rates have skyrocketed, the source of calories in America children’s diets has shifted. More and more calories come from fast food, vending machines,...
View ArticleFirst person: Navigating Oakland’s food desert to fight the threat of...
Almost a million Californians live in food deserts – neighborhoods that lack supermarkets or large grocery stores where fresh produce is easily accessible. The Northern California city of Oakland,...
View ArticleFirst person: Diabetes diagnosis motivates a mom to fight childhood obesity...
Almost one third of US kids are overweight or obese. But in some cities and communities across the nation, rates are improving. Everyday heroes are turning the tide against childhood obesity and...
View ArticleFirst person: An Austin dad limits screen time to combat childhood obesity
Excessive screen time is linked to childhood obesity. And what’s one of the very biggest predictors of kids’ screen time? Their parents’ habits. According to analysis of a survey detailed in the August...
View ArticleFirst person: A Harrisburg, PA mom turns off screens and gets moving to fight...
Too much screen time is detrimental to kids’ health. In particular, extensive exposure to screen-based advertising has been tied to childhood obesity. Just how much screen time to kids get? One widely...
View ArticleFirst person: An Austin, TX mom taps community resources to keep her kids active
For adults and children, moving more and being active are essential to health. But for kids, who need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, making the switch from hours on the couch to time...
View ArticleFirst person: One mom’s key to childhood obesity prevention—a daily run with...
A new study out of the University of Massachusetts in Boston reports that between 2001 and 2009, American teens upped their physical activity and improved their eating behaviors. The study found that...
View ArticleFirst person: One student’s POV on what it takes to change school food culture
School-based initiatives are a key piece of the puzzle when it comes to obesity prevention. For example, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program works in 15,000 schools across...
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