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Weekly Roundup: We’ve Still Got A Lot of Work to Do 23 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
While there are signs of progress in the effort to reduce obesity, it remains a public-health crisis, the Washington Post noted in an editorial this week. Medical expenses tied to adult obesity cost t...
2013 'F as in Fat How Obesity Threatens America’s Future' 22 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
There’s good news and bad news about adult obesity rates. Let’s get the bad news out of the way: New findings show that adult obesity remains far too high. Adult obesity rates remain above 20 percent...
Weekly Roundup: USDA Gears Up for Back to School 16 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture Schools across the country are serving healthier breakfasts, lunches, snacks and drinks, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. About 79 perce....
Amelie and Helen: Leaders Making an Impact 15 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
PreventObesity.net Leader Amelie Ramirez is dedicated to improving the health of the Latino community, while Helen Blocker-Adams is working to make her hometown of Augusta, Ga., a healthier place to l...
Childhood Obesity Rates Falling in Many States 7 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows widespread progress in reducing obesity among preschool children from low-income families. Among the places with declines, the U...
Meet Marlene Schwartz, the New Yale Rudd Center Director 1 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm
The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity officially named PreventObesity.net Leader and food policy expert Marlene Schwartz its new director last week. In the Q&A below, the Inside Track finds o...
Weekly Roundup: Obesity in Suburbia and Around the Globe 26 Jul 2013 | 07:56 pm
When school officials in Loudoun County, Virginia decided to cutback school bus service to reduce the budget, they said students who live within a mile of the school would need to find a new way to ge...
Weighty Roles Gone, a New Life Emerges 24 Jul 2013 | 07:49 pm
Get to know Billy Mawhiney, who is helping families get healthy, one table at a time. Plus: Actress Kate Chapman managed to build a Broadway career playing weighty characters, but she found new purpos...
Up Next for Obesity Prevention in NYC: Smart Design 19 Jul 2013 | 07:24 pm
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday unveiled a new nonprofit organization, the Center for Active Design, that “will promote and advise on strategies that encourage healthy living,” the ...
Meal Makeover at Midway 18 Jul 2013 | 09:16 pm
Thanks to the work of one PreventObesity.net Leader, healthier kids' meal options are now available at Chicago Midway International Airport. Track Type: Food Fighters Movers & Shakers Pulse of t.....
