Food & Health

Food & Health
Mrs. Obama pushes her "Let's Move!" initiative First lady Michelle Obama visited Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday and watched children play on swings and a jungle gym at a school whose programs have been lauded for fighting obesity by keeping kids active. It was the first of her two stops in Mississippi, which ranks No. 1 in childhood... - Posted on March 4, 2010
Which is more convenient: Fast food or fresh? First lady Michelle Obama says too many people across the country don't have a grocery store nearby where they can get fresh food. Mrs. Obama visited the Fairhill Elementary School in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon as part of her campaign to curb childhood obesity. She annou... - Posted on February 22, 2010
Are you sleepy? Get more sunlight! Lack of the sunlight each morning to reset the body's natural sleep clock might play a role in tweens and teens out-of-whack sleep, according to a new study. Specialists say too few teens get the recommended nine hours of shut-eye a night. They're often unable to fall asleep until late and... - Posted on February 17, 2010
Obama says "Let's move" to fight tweens' obesity First lady Michelle Obama says she loves burgers and fries, but she wants her daughters — and the rest of America's children — to learn about better nutrition and exercise. On Tuesday, she is launching Let's Move, a nationwide campaign to fight childhood obesity. In an interview... - Posted on February 9, 2010
One tween’s battle against obesity Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for obesity. She's a blend of girlish chunkiness and womanly curves. In street clothes. she blends in with her friends, a fresh-faced, robust-looking All-American girl. However, like nearly one-third of American kids, Paris Woods is overweight. H... - Posted on February 3, 2010
Mrs. Obama fights fat Campaigning against childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama says she knows firsthand how tough it can be for stressed parents to fix their kids' bad eating and exercise habits. The first lady said her own daughters were starting to get off-track before their pediatrician warned her to... - Posted on January 29, 2010
Do you floss? This monkey does! TweenTribune reports that 14-year-old Chonpe knows the value of keeping her teeth clean by regular flossing her teeth, too, and, she's a monkey! Chonpe, a macaque, who lives at the Iwatayama Monkey Park in Japan,has found that using a strand of her fur, helps rid her teeth of food particles. ... - Posted on January 5, 2010
Did we get healthier in the past decade? Nope. About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. There are more obese Americans than a decade ago, not fewer. We eat more salt and fat, not less. More of us have high blood pressure. More children have untreated tooth decay. But the nation has ... - Posted on January 2, 2010
Don't give your dog swine flu! A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday. The 13-year-old mixed breed male, which is recovering, apparently caught the virus from his owner. But Michael San Filippo, a spokesma... - Posted on December 23, 2009
Making your holiday eating ho-ho-healthy Many parents are trying to figure out how to have a healthier holiday without depriving their kids of Christmas cookies, potato latkes and other treats. About a third of American kids are overweight or obese, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Jill Houk, 41,... - Posted on December 11, 2009