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Childhood obesity is on the rise (The Bay Area Citizen)

Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in the United States, and pediatric cardiologists such as Dr. Jose Quinones of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster are sounding the alarm.

States remain focused on childhood obesity (The Oklahoman)

BAN french fries? That’s an idea under consideration in Iowa as schools nationwide continue to grapple with how to help curb the obesity epidemic among children.Iowa’s Board of Education will decide in February whether to follow recommendations to ban soda from vending machines in favor of water, 100 percent fruit juices, vegetable juices and milk. Vending machine snacks also would have calorie ...

Obesity focus of campaign (The Charlotte Observer)

(By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Kids crave junk food more than fruits and vegetables. And about the only exercise many get is turning on the TV or computer. The result: They pack on the pounds. North Carolina has the fifth-largest number of overweight adolescents in the country. According to the N.C. Nutrition & Physical Activity Surveillance System, 32 percent of Gaston ...

Teens can compete in WVVA Fitness Challenge (WVVA Bluefield)

Childhood obesity is a growing problem across the country and especially here at home. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16% of children or more than 9 million kids are overweight

Fast food near schools means fatter kids (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Adolescents who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids whose schools are further away, new research suggests.

Oregon could set standards for diet and exercise at day cares (The Oregonian)

As concerns over child obesity shift to day cares, Oregon could set standards for diet and exercise