PARENTS   ADVOCATING   SCHOOL  ACCOUNTABILITY  Nutrition and Children's Health Nutrition and Children's Health in the News May 17, 2008 Washington Post Obesity Threatens a Generation March 25, 2008 NY Times Skipping Cereal and Eggs, and Packing on Pounds December 6, 2007 Washington Post Overweight Kids At Risk as Adults April 22, 2007 BBC News Success for child obesity scheme March 10, 2007 KELO Take A Pro-Active Role In Fighting Childhood Obesity February 23, 2007 Seattle Post Intelligencer State's youths getting fatter October 22, 2006 USA Today Strategies to fight youthful obesity September 22, 2006 Sierra Sun The fats of Life September 13, 2006 Consumer Affairs Report Finds Slim Progress in Fighting Childhood Obesity April 4, 2006 LA Times Obese Children Too Big for Car Seats, Study Says September 21, 2005 Chicago Tribune A sticky debate September 9, 2005 LA Times Childhood Obesity Off the Scale in California July 7, 2005 NY Times The Food Industry Empire Strikes Back June 28, 2005 New Mexican Poor health habits reason for grade gap June 14, 2005 NY Times All That Calcium, and Maybe Weight Control Too June 12, 2005 NY Times Striking Back at the Food Police May 15, 2005 Los Angeles Daily News Type 2 diabetes threatens more and more children May 15, 2005 New York Times Low Carbs? Who Cares? Sugar Is Latest Supermarket Demon March 29, 2005 New York Times 'Diabesity,' a Crisis in an Expanding Country March 23, 2005 Sauk Prairie Eagle Community takes on childhood obesity fight March 17, 2005 NY Times Children's Life Expectancy Being Cut Short by Obesity March 13, 2005 Yuma Sun Parents, schools must battle youthful obesity March 11, 2005 Boston Herald Chubby children on track for obese adulthood March 1, 2005 AScribe Perspective Change Needed in Obesity Prevention; March Is National Nutrition Month February 27, 2005 News Tribune Fighting childhood obesity: A long way to go February 27, 2005 NorthJersey.com Children are prey to 'Big Sugar' February 5, 2005 Tucson Citizen Arizona looks for solutions to childhood obesity February 1, 2005 Albuquerque Tribune Commentary: Heavy cost January 26, 2005 Arizona Republic Arizona looks to get your kids slim, healthy January 19, 2005 SF Chronicle Weak Links in the Food Chain: New threat to kids -- their waists January 18, 2005 NY Times Nutrition: Sugar, but Not to the Ceiling January 18, 2005 San Jose Mercury News New York tackles children's obesity January 14, 2005 Health Day High Blood Pressure: The New Childhood Scourge January 13, 2005 Oxford Press Fruits, veggies top guidelines January 5, 2005 The Californian Families tackle obesity January 3, 2005 The Republican Shedding baby fat more difficult to do January 1, 2005 NY Times Heavy Questions January 1, 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer Childhood obesity still rising December 30, 2004 Boston Globe N.H. weighs students to monitor for obesity December 30, 2004 SF Chronicle DIET: Obesity is rising sharply among U.S. preschoolers December 27, 2004 Insight Childhood obesity spread in 2004 December 27, 2004 Daily Review Understanding the bulge December 27, 2004 TIME The Year of Obesity December 26, 2004 Daily Review Kids are gaining too much weight December 19, 2004 Asbury Park Press Calcium campaign targets black, Hispanic families December 16, 2004 WKSU Eating Habits of the Millennial Generation December 7, 2004 News-Journal Doctors mull tactics against obesity December 7, 2004 Houston Chronicle Medicare costs to go up as obese Americans age December 5, 2004 Boston Globe The cost of good nutrition December 1, 2004 USA Today 'Twinkie tax' worth a try in fight against obesity November 28, 2004 Wichita Eagle Is the U.S. government's farm policy making you fat? November 15, 2004 USA Today How to downsize the student body November 5, 2004 Daily Herald Why today's children are more obese than ever before November 4, 2004 Hingham Journal Kids learn fast food is 'fat' food October 24, 2004 Muskegon Chronicle Parents pass obesity epidemic to their kids October 15, 2004 NBC4 Group Launches 4-Year, $26M Plan To Reduce Childhood Obesity October 14, 2004 Charleston Post and Courier Parental duty vs. childhood obesity October 1, 2004 USA Today Health institute offers steps for fighting child obesity September 30, 2004 PBS Childhood Obesity September 30, 2004 NY Times New Approach to Childhood Obesity Urged September 28, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 'Super Size Me' director continues his anti-fast-food crusade with release of DVD September 26, 2004 Quad City Times Curbing diabetes September 7, 2004 Rocky Mountain News Toppling the pyramid August 28, 2004 Boston Globe Diet plan stops short of urging less sugar August 25, 2004 Public Opinion Pennsylvania receives a big, fat 'F' in obesity report August 14, 2004 Salem Statesman Journal Surgeon General urges action against obesity August 11, 2004 US Newswire Experts Offer Back-to-School Meal and Snacking Advice July 26, 2004 LA Times Obesity fuels their fervor July 14, 2004 Houston Chronicle 'Free' equipment comes at price July 11, 2004 Daily Press Food for thought July 8, 2004 Daliy Press Weight's our problem July 5, 2004 Indy Star Putting on the pounds adds up to trouble for kids June 28, 2004 media Daily News Coke's New Chairman Needs Some New Thinking. Real! June 27, 2004 Lowell Sun Confronting young America's weighty crisis June 7, 2004 News-Medical.net Junk food manufacturers should be banned from targeting unhealthy products at children June 6, 2004 Croydon Guardian Ban child junk food ads June 5, 2004 Daily Press Outcry urged to stop obesity June 4, 2004 Philadelphia Inquirer Ark. findings on obese children offer unsettling clues for nation June 4, 2004 USA Today Child obesity worse than thought, study suggests June 2, 2004 East Valley Tribune Silence on fast food a nightmare June 1, 2004 Daily Press Weighty issue brings big names to Wbg May 30, 2004 Atlanta Journal Constitution Fat: Parents deserve big slice of blame May 28, 2004 Houston Chronicle Study of obesity in Texas kids casts cloud May 27, 2004 Scotland on Sunday MPs 'Shocked' by Death of Obese Girl Aged 3 May 22, 2004 LA Times The Schools Go Flabby May 20, 2004 CNN Feds push blood pressure treatment for kids May 19, 2004 Decatur Daily Democrat Hundreds of schools get stuck with 'free' equipment May 10, 2004 CBS News Fighting Fat On A Global Scale May 3, 2004 Contra Costa Times Bullying surrounds fat teens, study finds April 21, 2004 Education Week Preschoolers' Choice: Tofu or Potato Chips? April 19, 2004 Chicago Tribune Snatching snacks from jaws of victory, defeat April 15, 2004 Orlando Sentinel School takes the lead in lessons on healthy living April 6, 2004 Sarasota Herald Tribune Don't worry, be healthy April 5, 2004 Times Standard Obesity, poor nutrition hit poor hardest April 5, 2004 Mansfield News Journal Losing weight requires changes March 31, 2004 SF Chronicle Worries about kids' obesity growing March 30, 2004 Reuters Program Keeps Heavy Kids from Getting Heavier March 29, 2004 CanWest News Back to basic foods key to healthy kids March 29, 2004 MSNBC Slim down your child's menu when dining out March 24, 2004 Grand Rapids Press More kids now at risk for high blood pressure March 24, 2004 Minneapolis Star Tribune Obesity is biggest health problem for children, researchers say March 24, 2004 News Observer Youth obesity gets hard look March 23, 2004 The Columbian On the Table: Restaurants offer 'healthy' child menus March 20, 2004 Sacramento Bee Study shows obesity threat for Latino kids March 19, 2004 USA Today Teens and dieting a losing proposition March 12, 2004 Helena Independent Record A nation of fatsos March 11, 2004 Health Day America's Girth Carries Hefty Price Tag March 9, 2004 Kalamazoo Gazette Battling the childhood bulge March 7, 2004 Providence Business News Obesity costs saddle R.I. taxpayers, report finds March 7, 2004 Morning News Diet, Inactivity Deadly Combination, Health Advocates Say March 5, 2004 Yahoo News High Blood Pressure Risk Climbs with Kids' Weight March 2, 2004 Boston Globe Doctors can't do much to help kids weight February 29, 2004 Palm Beach Post Too Much Weight Tugs at Kids' Hearts February 27, 2004 Fresno Bee Valley diabetes rates demand action, study finds February 26, 2004 San Diego Union Tribune Diabetes threat is charted in state Death rates high in South Bay area February 25, 2004 North County Times Study: Diabetes deaths lower in North County than statewide February 24, 2004 The Sun Tubby kids going to waist February 23, 2004 Journal Gazette Times-Courier Educators learn how to promote healthy eating for children February 20, 2004 Oakland Tribune Girls' reality, self-image don't mesh, study finds February 20, 2004 Ann Arbor News Heavy kids loom as future health crisis February 19, 2004 NZZ Online Swiss kids are getting fatter February 18, 2004 Christian Science Monitor Foes of 'globesity' run afoul of sugar's friends February 17, 2004 Greece Now Weighty issue February 12, 2004 Birmingham Post Full up - clinic to help fat children February 6, 2004 Chambersburg Public Opinion Overweight kids often have health problems later February 5, 2004 BBC News Fighting fat the Finnish way February 3, 2004 Memphis Business Journal UT doctors offer diabetes report February 1, 2004 Edwardsville Intelligencer Obesity alarms physicians January 30, 2004 Holmen Courier Big steps needed to reverse obesity in our children January 30, 2004 LA Daily News Romer science plan bad for kids' health? January 26, 2004 Fresno Bee Sweet deals January 21, 2004 NY Times Study: Taxes Pay for Most Obesity Costs January 20, 2004 NY Times The Widening of America, or How Size 4 Became a Size 0 January 12, 2004 Deseret News Are short lunches bad for children? January 11, 2004 Santa Maria Times The little weight problem at home could be referring to the children January 6, 2004 Children's Hospital Boston Effects of Fast-Food Consumption on Energy Intake and Diet Quality Among Children in a National Household Survey January 5, 2004 Chillicothe Gazette Overweight children: What can we do? January 3, 2004 Ames Tribune Keeping kids off the road to obesity January 1, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette America's obesity problem big news January, 2004 American School Board Journal The Obesity Epidemic January, 2004 American School Board Journal Beyond Baby Fat December 23, 2003 NY Times Stampede of Diabetes as U.S. Races to Obesity December 20, 2003 Public Opinion Children learn about the dangers of becoming overweight December 16, 2003 NY Times F.D.A. Moves to Let Drug Treat Obese Teenagers December 9, 2003 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Diabetes feeds on child obesity December 9, 2003 World Net Daily Today's teens becoming 'world's sickest adults' December 4, 2003 Courier-Journal State survey finds students getting fatter December 4, 2003 Daily Southtown Study: Chicago kids fatter than average December 3, 2003 Chicago Sun-Times Childhood obesity here tips scales December 3, 2003 Yahoo Business News Students Pass Nutrition IQ Test But Need to Boost Understanding December 2, 2003 NY Times Prevention Can Start Young, Studies Suggest: but How? November 27, 2003 Pottstown Mercury Fast lives, fast food exact a heavy price November 26, 2003 The Oregonian Chewing The Fat November 20, 2003 Birmingham News Living large November 18, 2003 The Columbian On the Table: Teacher promotes healthy diet for students November 16, 2003 Birmingham News Growing up big November 14, 2003 The Missoulian Healthy debate November 13, 2003 The Californian Ag forum takes on obesity issue November 13, 2003 St. Petersburg Times Kid fuel: sugar and TV November 10, 2003 The Mirror Life Expectancy Cut By Junk Generation November 4, 2003 NY Times Pediatricians Urged to Step Up Fight Against Obesity October 26, 2003 Canada.com Kids at risk of heart disease in late teens if obesity epidemic not addressed October 18, 2003 York Daily Record Study: Third of Pa. children are obese October 11, 2003 Houston Chronicle Obesity poses greatest health risks for Hispanics October 3, 2003 Townonline Honey, I stuffed the kids September 30, 2003 New York Times Cause and Effect: Linked Again: Fat and Disease September 17, 2003 Marshfield Mail Child obesity on the rise, budding national epidemic September 14, 2003 New Haven Register The Big Picture September 12, 2003 San Diego Union Tribune Food fight September 10, 2003 Star-Ledger Prof launches 'Food Fight' against childhood obesity September 8, 2003 KSL Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise September 5, 2003 Boston Globe Slim chances of NFL fighting obesity September 4, 2003 Tulare Advance Register Soda ban is a start to improve health September 3, 2003 Rutland Herald Marketing obesity to kids August 31, 2003 Florida Times Union 'I Don't Want To Die Young' August 31, 2003 Santa Cruz Sentinel The future looks big August 28, 2003 Needham Times Calling all Needhamites to eat well, be fit August 26, 2003 New York Times Rising Obesity in Children Prompts Call to Action August 24, 2003 Washington Post Virginia Wrestles With Weight Problem as Trend Grows August 13, 2003 Boston Globe The big battle August 10, 2003 USA Today Lighten up, kids July 28, 2003 Jacksonville Patriot Arkansas children: Growing waistlines, growing problems July 27, 2003 Washington Times Girth control July 27, 2003 The Capital Kids and caffeine July 25, 2003 Newhouse News Service Summer Camps Enlist in the Uphill Battle Against Kids' Obesity July 24, 2003 NY Times Telling Youths Not to Inhale . . . Smoke or Junk Food July 24, 2003 Guardian Fighting fat July 22, 2003 NY Times Children Are Getting Fatter, U.S. Finds July 22, 2003 News Observer Project goal: Get kids moving July 21, 2003 NY Daily News Brothers battle the bulge July 18, 2003 The Oregonian Help! We're too fat July 18, 2003 Washington Times Report shows gains in child well-being July 9, 2003 New York Times Obesity on Rise in New York Public Schools July 7, 2003 Boston Globe A rebalanced diet July 7, 2003 Arizona Republic Students running for health July 1, 2003 Rocky Mountain News Life-changing decisions June 29, 2003 The Journal News Teen decides to lose weight, improve health June 29, 2003 SF Chronicle Overweight and obese children: The facts June 26, 2003 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Heart health concerns experts June 26, 2003 Columbus This Week: Overweight and underage June 26, 2003 Newsweek Beets, Not Burgers June 25, 2003 SF Chronicle Eating fruits, veggies pushed in bill June 24, 2003 Reuters Too Much Soda May Cause Caffeine Headaches in Kids June 24, 2003 Chambersburg Public Opinion Pay attention to warnings about diabetes June 22, 2003 Fitchburg Sentinel Childhood Obesity: A Big Problem June 22, 2003 Fond du Lac Reporter Fighting the fat in kids June 22, 2003 Fond du Lac Rporter Fatty food diets called reason for rise in diabetes in children June 22, 2003 Las Vegas Review-Journal A Family Affair June 20, 2003 Bowling Green Daily News Community seeking federal grant June 20, 2003 Daily Gate City Educators gather to discuss youth obesity June 19, 2003 Iowa State Daily Health experts meet to combat obesity June 17, 2003 Asheville Citizen-Times U.S. must rein in child obesity, or will face an epidemic of diabetes June 13, 2003 Boston Globe Starting healthy habits June 12, 2003 University of Buffalo Reporter Faculty members offer expertise on preventing childhood obesity June 12, 2003 USA Today Poll Supports Action To Fight Child Obesity June 12, 2003 Boston Globe Obesity study finds public issue is private matter June 10, 2003 Washington Post Lean Plate Club: Portions for the Pint-Sized June 9, 2003 Yahoo News Cholesterol Problems Start in Childhood June 6, 2003 Palm Beach Post For FCAT success, break a sweat May 30, 2003 The Californian Nutrition is her priority Information May 29, 2003 Boston Globe Severe acute apathy syndrome May 27, 2003 Reuters Young Children Served Large Portions May Overeat May 25, 2003 Valley Morning Star Obesity In The Valley: National epidemic hits home May 21, 2003 Detroit News Overweight kids raise health concerns May 16, 2003 Sacramento Bee Label those trans fats May 16, 2003 Standard-Times Facing up to a weighty issue May 15, 2003 The Republican Journal The O generation May 7, 2003 Forbes.com Lawyers plan new assault on fast food and obesity May 5, 2003 San Francisco Chronicle Sugar is sweet, and so is hard cold cash May 4, 2003 Valley Morning Star Professor: Sugars are sometimes real killers May 4, 2003 New York Times The Futures of Food May 4, 2003 Birmingham News Surgeon general favors education May 3, 2003 Reuters Even Toddlers Are Obese, Study Shows April 28, 2003 Jewish World Review Bodylessons: Helping our children lead healthier lives April 27, 2003 Academy of General Dentistry Soft Drinks, Teens and Cavities April 26, 2003 NWA News Poor lifestyle choices are killing us, state health director says April 23, 2003 Forbes Fat profits for slim foods as WHO blasts candymen April 22, 2003 Anchorage Daily News Growing problem April 20, 2003 Herald Times Reporter Growing problem April 20, 2003 Herald Times Reporter Obese children feel weight of despair April 18, 2003 Good Housekeeping Magazine Obesity Worries Weigh Heavily on Food Industry April 14, 2003 Daily Camera Sugar babies April 13, 2003 Washington Times Children now at risk for Type 2 diabetes April 11, 2003 Inland Valley News Officials discuss obesity epidemic April 4, 2003 Reuters Health Want to Live to Age 90? Watch Your Weight at 21 April 8, 2003 Reuters Health Obese Kids Have Quality of Life on Par with Cancer March 24, 2003 LA Times Blaming it on corn syrup May, 2002 Pediatrics Economic Burden of Obesity in Youths Aged 6 to 17 Years: 1979-1999 February 17, 2001 The Lancet Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks andchildhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis June 16, 2000 Washington City Paper Hiding In Plain Sight Page last updated Thursday June 19, 2008 Click here to return to the PASA Homepage.