Just last month, Michelle Obama’s campaign to end childhood obesity promised to get kids moving and revamp school lunches – an effort that involves family and community. Now, the grassroots-level obesity push continues with Communities Putting Prevention to Work: as part of the recovery act, 44 states, including here in Massachusetts, were awarded funds for obesity [...]
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Fighting Obesity at Local Level: Recovery Act at Work
March 24th, 2010 by Cindy Atoji · 1 Comment · Current Events, Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention
Tags: childhood obesity·exercise·junk food·nutrition·obesity·prevention·smoke free·tobacco
Lack of Exercise May Not Be Only Culprit in Teen Obesity: Study
November 20th, 2009 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention, Teen Health, Teens
Lack of Exercise May Not Be Only Culprit in Teen Obesity: Study A surprising new study, published earlier this month in the journal Obesity Reviews, showed that the amount of exercise among teens hasn’t decreased significantly over the past two decades, even while obesity rates among youngsters have skyrocketed. Does this mean that exercise isn’t [...]
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