RWJF News Digest: Childhood Obesity

This frequently updated news digest on the subject of Childhood Obesity highlights key articles from major news publications. The digest is a free service of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

FDA Issues Warnings on Food Labels; Seventeen Companies Are Asked to Change Misleading Claims on Health and Nutrition.
Los Angeles Times, Andrew Zajac, 03/04/2010
In a crackdown on dubious claims on food packages, the Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to 17 producers for making what it said were misleading statements about nutrition and health benefits.

Banning School Junk Food Slows Obesity
UPI, 03/02/2010
Banning sugary beverages and junk foods from schools appears to slow childhood obesity, U.S. researchers found.

Kids Pack on the Calories With Frequent, Unhealthy Snacks
USA Today, Nanci Hellmich, 03/02/2010
Children today snack an average of three times a day, and they are mostly consuming sugary beverages, cookies, cake, candy, salty snacks and other high-calorie junk food, a new study shows.

Striking Number of Obesity Risks Hit Minority Kids
Associated Press, Lindsey Tanner, 03/01/2010
The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests.

Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Risk
The Wall Street Journal, Shirley S. Wang, 03/01/2010
Obese children as young as age 3 show signs of an inflammatory response that has been linked to heart disease later in life, researchers said, in a finding that is likely to further stoke concerns about childhood obesity.

A Model for the Nation: First Lady Sees 'Food Desert' Solution
BlackPressUSA.com, Eric Mayes, 02/26/2010
First lady Michelle Obama, crusading against childhood obesity and “food deserts,” singled out North Philadelphia as a shining example of how communities can come together to bring healthy foods to urban areas while creating jobs and revitalizing ailing neighborhoods.

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