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Childhood obesity rates show signs of decreasing in U.S.
A recent study shows that rates of childhood obesity in the U.S. may be slowing. According to Scientific American (SA), after years of ever-increasing numbers, a survey of 26.7 million young children from low-income families showed that, for this group of children, the surging national rates of obesity may at…
New studies confirm that consuming sugary drinks is one cause of childhood obesity
Three new studies published in the United States this weekend reaffirm a link between sweet soda and fruit drinks to an epidemic of obesity that is sweeping the US. Consumption of these drinks has more than doubled since the 1970s, and the rate of obesity among Americans during the same…
Study finds link between childhood obesity and soda can’s BPA chemical
US scientists say they have established for the first time a link between overweight and obese children and a common chemical found in everyday consumer products such as soda cans. The substance is Bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical, and the study found that in a sample of nearly 3,000…
Michelle Obama happy with new McDonald’s Happy Meal changes
Fast food giant McDonald’s announced an effort to lighten up their kid-focused Happy Meals, and First Lady Michelle Obama ordered up a super-sized blessing for the chain’s nod toward health Tuesday. By April, all 14,000 U.S. locations of McDonalds will serve a fruit or vegetable with each Happy Meal and…
Michelle Obama’s contribution to the health care debate
Anna at Jezebel has a post up praising Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity, now that the plan has been released. Anna’s happy with it, as she should be, since the plan—to no one’s great surprise, I hope—focuses on the causes of childhood obesity and not on shaming as some…
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