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  When roughly three dozen leaders in the childhood obesity movement gathered in Washington last week for a food marketing roundtable, they discussed an eclectic mix of new research that had been unveiled in recent months. But one new report... Read more
  Dr. Karla Lester had been practicing medicine for seven years when she realized she needed to make a change. It wasn’t that she didn’t like her work; in fact, the Lincoln, Neb. pediatrician was more motivated than ever to improve... Read more
  "By 2030, it is estimated that up to 86 percent of Americans will be overweight and 51 percent will be obese! #childhoodobesity." — April 11 tweet from the Ohio foundation @ThosePickedLast. Pretty scary prediction, eh? Read more
April 7, 2011
There’s less than a week left to tell the U.S. Department of Agriculture that you support improved nutrition standards in public schools. As many of you already are aware, the USDA is currently considering implementing new nutrition guidelines for school... Read more
  ‘"We want to emphasize not the buildings themselves but the spaces between them’ -- great approach to urban planning! http://bit.ly/gCSzxI" — @kaboom, sharing a story about how one Louisiana town is rethinking its town design to focus on improving outdoor... Read more
 When Alfonso Basurto was in the fifth grade, he stole a package of weight loss supplements from the grocery store. Basurto wasn’t a born criminal — quite the opposite, considering he would eventually grow up and join the Sheriff’s Department. Rather, the... Read more