If you happen to live near lots of fast food places and convenience stores that sell junk food, you’re more likely to eat that food—instead of healthier options. So says a new UCLA study that examined the eating habits of California teenagers. The researchers found that nearly three-quarters of California teens live or go to [...]
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California Teens Lost in Junk Food Wasteland: UCLA Study
August 17th, 2011 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · All Things BodiMojo, Parent Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
Tags: bodimojo·convenience stores·farmer's market·fast food·grocery stores·junk food·nutrition·restaurants·Teen Talk·teenagers
The First Lady Weighs in on Childhood Obesity
July 21st, 2010 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · Parent Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
There’s nothing like some sound advice on how to stem the child obesity epidemic. Even better when that advice comes from none other than the First Lady, as it did recently during a live video chat on the government web site for Let’s Move!—the new site devoted to Michelle Obama’s signature cause of helping kids [...]
Tags: exercise·fast food·fit·health·kids·Let's Move·michelle obama·obesity
