Childhood Obesity News

Fat Joe joins the fight against childhood obesity with a concert

By theGrio

11:15 AM on 01/11/2012

The program began in October of 2011 with 1,500 high school freshmen in five different Newark, NJ high schools competing against each other for the most minutes moved.
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Is too much TV a recipe for childhood obesity?

By Michelle Balani

12:40 PM on 06/17/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Given the fact that 40 percent of minority children are considered overweight or obese, could there be a link between media usage and obesity rates of children of color?...
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Michelle Obama uses platform on her own terms

By Deron Dalton

1:18 PM on 06/07/2011

Daily Beast reporter, Louis Romano, profiles first lady Michelle Obama. She figured out how to use her platform as first lady -- based on her own terms...
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'Let's Move' one year later: Charting anti-obesity fight

By theGrio

12:03 PM on 02/08/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The anti-obesity campaign Mrs. Obama calls "Let's Move!" celebrates its first anniversary Wednesday. Is it making a difference?...
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Congress sends child nutrition bill to Obama

By theGrio

5:48 PM on 12/02/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady said in a statement after the vote that she was "thrilled" about House passage...
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First lady's school lunches initiative up for House vote

By theGrio

10:42 AM on 12/01/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Greasy foods and sugary soft drinks could disappear from schools as Congress is poised to approve a $4.5 billion child nutrition bill...
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Palin slams Michelle Obama again, this time for anti-obesity campaign

By theGrio

3:43 PM on 11/24/2010

Palin called her campaign to improve child nutrition another instance of a philosophical devotion to big government...
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First lady encourages Miami students to eat greens

By theGrio

3:37 PM on 11/23/2010

MIAMI (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama had Miami elementary school students cheering Monday over a typically contentious dinner topic -- vegetables...
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First lady brings 'Let's Move' campaign to Newark

By theGrio

6:43 AM on 11/19/2010

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Mrs. Obama visited the Maple Avenue School in Newark on Thursday to talk with students about how eating better and exercising more can improve their lives...
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Forbes: First lady is world's most powerful woman

By theGrio

12:24 PM on 10/07/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the annual rankings released Wednesday, Forbes says Mrs. Obama has been a "true change-maker" since coming to the White House...
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First lady asks restaurants to serve healthy foods

By theGrio

2:34 PM on 09/13/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - "We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead this effort," she told the restaurateurs and executives...
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Slideshow: The first lady is ready for some football!

By theGrio

4:33 PM on 09/09/2010

SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama came Wednesday to the French Quarter, not for fine dining or jazz but to play football with the NFL...
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Senate passes bill to make school lunches healthy

By theGrio

9:06 AM on 08/06/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama praised the bill shortly after it was passed, calling it a 'groundbreaking piece of legislation that will help us provide healthier school meals to children across America'...
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First lady touts childhood obesity initiative at NAACP

By theGrio

2:25 PM on 07/12/2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Michelle Obama says Americans need to change their eating habits to avoid producing the nation's first generation of children who live shorter lives than their parents...
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Kids to be seen and heard in obesity fight

By Shanta N. Covington

8:44 AM on 06/24/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Physical activity, balanced meals and community participation are being encouraged to help combat and overcome the epidemic of childhood obesity...
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DC students weigh in on obesity lessons

By theGrio

9:33 AM on 06/23/2010

VIDEO - Practically everything at River Terrace Elementary in Washington, DC--to what the kids hear, what they eat and what they learn--promotes better health...
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Slideshow: Michelle Obama kicks off summer exercise series

By theGrio

5:35 PM on 05/26/2010

SLIDESHOW - The series is part of Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" campaign against childhood obesity....
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First lady releases child obesity recommendations

By theGrio

11:02 AM on 05/11/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Women could help reduce childhood obesity by maintaining a healthy weight when they become pregnant and by breast-feeding their babies, a government panel has found...
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Military fears Americans getting too fat to fight

By theGrio

5:25 PM on 04/20/2010

VIDEO - A new report claims American childhood obesity is threatening national security...
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Ex-NFL star tackles child obesity with call for parks

By Mandisa Washington

3:40 PM on 04/20/2010

VIDEO - Former NFL star Eddie George testified before Congress as a landscape architect and proponent of building urban parks...
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