Childhood Obesity

Education

Study: Texas' $37 Million Program to Curb Childhood Obesity Has Little Effect

A $37 million program to reduce childhood obesity in Texas didn’t actually achieve any of its desired results, according to a new study from the…

Michelle Obama eats lunch with school children at Parklawn Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., in 2012. The first lady unveiled new guidelines Tuesday aimed at cracking down on the marketing of junk food to kids during the school day.

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New Rules Would Curb How Kids Are Sold Junk Food At School

Maria Godoy

Schools have made big strides in meeting standards for healthier meals, but students are still bombarded by junk food marketing. The first lady announced guidelines Tuesday that aim to change that.

Health

Does Better Access to Fresh Vegetables Make People Healthier?

Nathan Bernier

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States. More than three times as many children are obese today compared to a generation ago. In…

Education

Students Need to Be More Active, Report Says

Students should be getting 60 minutes a day of physical activity, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine. That exercise could happen…

Education

Bill to Ban Sale of Sugary Drinks in Schools Heads to Perry's Desk

Middle and elementary school students craving a Coke during the school day may be in trouble.A bill that would ban the sale of sugary drinks in Texas…

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Concern Grows as Obesity Soars Among Texas Latinos

Latinos are Texas’ fastest-growing population group. And they are grappling with soaring obesity rates. According to the Department of State Health…

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Austin School Kids Make Average Grade on Obesity Scale; Texas Lawmaker Wants to Shed Program

Andrew Weber

Austin Independent School District teachers may tell their students they’re special, but numbers never lie. And the numbers say that they’re (just a bit)…

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Texas Among Most Obese States in U.S.

Margaret Nicklas

Obesity continues to be a serious and worsening health problem in the U.S. and globally. And Texas is no exception to this trend.The Centers for Disease…

Karlton Hill, 15, was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 12. He works hard to manage the disease: He jogs and does pushups every day; he takes metformin is very careful about what he eats.

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A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds

Rob Stein

The proportion of 12- to 19-year-olds who report having diabetes or "prediabetes" increased from 9 percent in 1999 to 23 percent in 2008, according to a paper published in the journal Pediatrics. "This report really sounds the alarm," says one researcher.

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Pounding Away At America's Obesity Epidemic

One-third of Americans today are obese, and another third are overweight. A new HBO documentary series, The Weight of the Nation, explores how our country got this way and what can be done to tackle the growing national health crisis.