Today Michelle Obama celebrates the first anniversary of her worthy cause Let’s Move, the campaign to end childhood obesity within one generation. Launched early last year, the program aims to achieve its noble goal by improving the nutritional quality of … Continue reading
Wondering why childhood obesity is running rampant? Now you know. They’re eating crap. This, according to statistics compiled by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and reported by ABC News. Half of the fattening calories come from just … Continue reading
This is a guest post by Michele Simon, and originally appeared on her blog Appetite for Profit. You’ve got to hand it to the food industry. They certainly know how to get the attention of the White House just when … Continue reading
PepsiCo announced yesterday that it will stop selling sugary soft drinks to schools worldwide. The company will stop sales of full-sugar soft drinks to primary and secondary schools by 2012. The industry-leading policy establishes for the first time a consistent … Continue reading
Inadequate Public Funding and the Sale of Competitive Foods as a Revenue Source This is a guest blog-post by Professor Timothy D. Lytton First Lady Michelle Obama’s recently launched Let’s Move campaign to reduce childhood obesity has put a … Continue reading