This story makes me happy (all over again) that my kids are grown, and are no longer in the K-12 educational system.
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This Kid’s Not Fat – Let Alone Obese!
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This Kid’s Not Fat – Let Alone Obese!
Monday, March 4th, 2013“The Weight of the Nation” – Part 3
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012I finally got the chance to view Part 3 of “The Weight of the Nation”… well, most of Part 3. I missed the last 10 minutes when my server connection froze. After multiple attempts to reconnect, I decided to hang it up – I think I saw enough of it to render an opinion, anyway
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“The Weight of the Nation” – Part 3
Who’s Winning the War on Childhood Obesity?
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012According to this special report from Reuters, it’s “[t]he side with the fattest wallets.” It’s the food industry side, natch. This one small paragraph speaks volumes about industry clout: At every level of government, the food and beverage industries won fight after fight during the last decade. They have never lost a significant political battle
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Who’s Winning the War on Childhood Obesity?
Dukan’s Dumb Idea
Friday, January 6th, 2012I haven’t written much about the Dukan Diet, primarily because it’s a hybrid of the old Stillman and Atkins diets. In other words, it’s not very original. I imagine it works, just as its predecessors did.
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Dukan’s Dumb Idea
McDonald’s: 1; San Francisco County: 0
Friday, December 2nd, 2011Remember the so-called “Happy Meal Ban” passed by San Francisco County last year? If you don’t: the gist of it was that fast food restaurants were banned from including toys with children’s meals, unless certain nutritional standards were met.
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McDonald’s: 1; San Francisco County: 0
A Better Way to Help Obese Kids…
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011As yesterday’s post suggests, I was pretty appalled by the removal of an obese third-grader from his home by Cuyahoga County officials. IMHO, there are better ways to help a child like him than tearing his family apart
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A Better Way to Help Obese Kids…
This Is Just Wrong…
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Cuyahoga CountyDept. of Children and Family Services has removed an 8-year old boy from his home and placed him in foster care. The reason
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This Is Just Wrong…
Pizza Is Not a Vegetable
Sunday, November 20th, 2011So much for good intentions… Is pizza with tomato sauce a vegetable? Apparently yes, according to Congress, which on Monday blocked legislation that would have made school lunches healthier. In their final version of a spending bill that includes planning for the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, House and Senate committee members blocked or
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Pizza Is Not a Vegetable
From the Department of Duh!
Thursday, November 10th, 2011This New York Times article about school soda bans made me heave a long, deep sigh… State laws that ban soda in schools — but not other sweetened beverages — have virtually no impact on the amount of sugary drinks middle school students buy and consume at school, a new study shows.
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From the Department of Duh!