Child Obesity
March 11, 2015 | by admin | Nutrition, Wellness
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” – Mark Twain For almost 20 years, we have been hearing about the “obesity epidemic” along with its connection to every disease under the sun, projections that it is only going to get worse, and the gloomy prediction that it is causing our children to […]
Tags: Anti-Obesity, Child Obesity, Obesity, People First Language
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February 9, 2015 | by admin | Child Nutrition, Nutrition
On February 4th, Michelle Obama announced a $500 million dollar donation from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation toward the “the fight against childhood obesity.’ Yes, $500 million toward the phrase I want to eliminate! (Let’s Not Talk about Obesity in 2015) Here we go again. First of all, I think it’s great anytime any money […]
Tags: Child Obesity, Nutrition Policy, Robert Wood Johnson $500 million donation to fight child obesity
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September 1, 2008 | by admin | Nutrition, Wellness
I am really tired of the word “obesity.” Anyone else out there feel the same way? I am sick of hearing about how fat our nation has become, how unhealthy and heavy our children are, and how big we are ALL going to be in the future. It’s demeaning and defeating. And most of all, […]
Tags: Anti-Obesity, Child Obesity, Obesity, Stephen Blair
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