Star
- Telegram - Fort
Worth pediatrician John Menchaca worries. He worries that meal
deals and supersized sodas are stretching his young patients'
waistlines, setting them up for heart disease and diabetes decades
earlier than their parents.
Owensboro
Messenger-Inquire - It's disappointing that some legislators
put campaign contributions over the health of Kentucky's children.
But that doesn't mean schools should just ignore the issue.
Kentucky
Bill - A child nutrition and physical activity bill (HB77)
passed the house and was killed in the senate, the bill did
not get out of committee. Sponsored by Representatives Tom Burch
and Tim Feeley.
The
Cincinnati Enquirer - While Tristate schools are reluctant
to remove soft drinks from their buildings, many are taking
stronger measures to encourage good nutrition in the lunchrooms.
Detroit
Free Press - Low Fat Foods, a report earlier this
year from the American Heart Association showed that although
we're eating more of these foods, our rates of obesity continue
to rise.
Rockford
Register Star - Commitment of the Healthy Schools
Summit is that all schools should provide an environment in
which children learn and participate in healthy nutrition and
lifestyle practices. Which does not include serving unhealthy
snacks.
ABC
NEWS - It's tough enough to convince teenagers to eat a
nutritious diet at home, but consumer health critics say it's
even harder at school, where the temptation to eat junk food
seems to lurk around every corner when school districts have
placed vending machines in schools.
COKE
HIRES PR FIRM - Coca-Cola has hired (the public relations
firm) Holland & Knight to ward off Federal restrictions
on "vending machines" in schools, according to the
firm's Lobbying Disclosure Act. H&K partner Michael Hatcher
is a lobbyists for Coke.
The
Indianapolis Star - With childhood obesity rates skyrocketing,
state legislators will introduce proposals next month that target
what schools sell in vending machines and how they incorporate
physical fitness into their lesson plans.
