US Obesity: No State Meets Healthy People 2010 Goals
The Obesity Society, July 29, 2008
According to data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), no state met the Healthy People 2010 objective of 15 percent. > download

Clinton: U.S. Risks 'Collapse' Without Obesity Solution
CNN, July 27,2008
Obesity is the No. 1 health crisis in the United States, and the nation could be at risk without immediate action, former President Clinton said at CNN's first Fit Nation Summit. > download

Study: When Kids Become Teens, They get Sluggish
AP, July 26, 2008
One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. > download

Walking a Little Can Go a Long Way
CNN, June 18, 2008
Researchers and doctors are gung ho about walking, especially in light of new research that credits it for everything from cutting breast-cancer risks to helping you sleep. > download

Time Magazine Special Health Issue
Time/CNN June 17, 2008
   - 10 Tips To Get Yuor Kids Moving > download
   - Fit at Any Size > download
   - How Americas Children Packed On the Pounds > download
   - Its Not Just Genetics > download
   - Kids: Watching What They Eat > download
   - Overweight Children: Living Large > download
   - School Cuisine > download
   - Weighty Issues for Parents > download

Do Obese Kids Become Obese Adults?
Time/CNN, June 8, 2008
If you're concerned that your child's baby fat has ballooned into a more serious problem, join the club. About 18% of American children aged 6-19 are now overweight, & childhood obesity rates are rising around the world. > view

Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Nation
Washington Post, May 22, 2008
The Washington Post has a five-day series dedicated to the childhood obesity epidemic. > link

New Report Shows Obesity Rates Still on the Rise
RWJF, January 30, 2008
Two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese, and adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, according to a new RWJF-supported report from Trust for America's Health (TFAH). Twenty-two states experienced an increase for the second year in a row, and no states experienced a decrease. > download

Burger King Unveils Healthier Kid's Menu
AP, September 12, 2007
Burger King pledged Wednesday to offer healthier fast-food items for children under 12, with plans to sell and market flamebroiled Chicken Tenders and apples cut to resemble thick-cut french fries. > download

Burger King to Limit Ads Aimed at Children Under 12
Reuters, September 12, 2007
Fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that, beginning late next year, it will limit advertising aimed at children younger than 12 to food and drinks that meet strict nutritional guidelines. > download

High Blood Pressure Affects Kids Too
Time/CNN , August 21, 2007
There's no doubt that kids are getting fatter. But as the incidence of childhood obesity increases, so does that of another related condition: high blood pressure. > download

Puerto Rico Tackling Childhood Obesity
AP News, May 22, 2007
"If we don't do something now, this will be the first generation that will die before their parents," said Waldert..., an assistant secretary of health in Puerto Rico. > download

Obese Aussies get big ambulances
BBC News, March 25, 2007
Experts here are warning that by 2030 half of this country's children will be overweight or obese. They have insisted that breast and colon cancer as well as diabetes and heart disease have strong links to obesity. > download

Six States get an A for work against kids obesity
CNN, March 7, 2007
The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. > download

Bush Urges Stepped-Up Campaign Against Childhood Obesity
Washington Post, February 2, 2007
President Bush yesterday added his voice to the growing debate over childhood obesity, as he met at the White House with representatives of some of the companies considered responsible for aggravating the problem & urged them to stress the importance of healthful eating & fitness in their marketing campaigns. > download

Dancing video game helps kids keep weight off
Reuters, February 1, 2007
Preliminary results from a 24-week study of 50 overweight or obese children, aged 7 to 12, showed that those who played the game at home for at least 30 minutes five days per week maintained their weight and saw a reduction in some risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. > download

At home and school, kids are sedentary
CNN, November 28, 2006
Children are inherently physically active, but it's up to the adult population, whether it's caregivers at preschools or teachers or parents or grandparents, to make sure that they understand that physical activity is a big part of their life, > download

New Jersey launches campaign for better health
AP November 14, 2006
A statewide campaign promoting healthier diets and exercise kicked off Tuesday, as educators and nutritionists attempt to counteract an obesity epidemic among New Jersey children and adults. > download

Guidelines forged to ban unhealthy items from schools
CNN October 6, 2006
Snacks sold in schools will have less fat, sugar and salt under the latest crackdown on junk food won by former President Clinton. > download

U.S. waistlines continue to grow
CNN September 1, 2006
The gravy train -- just kept on rolling in most of America last year, with 31 states showing an increase in obesity. > download

One in five children will become obese
CNN September 14, 2006
But efforts to turn that tide are scattershot and underfunded, and the government killed one of the few programs proven to work, specialists said Wednesday. > download

No child left out of the dodgeball game?
CNN August 24, 2006
As more of America's school-age children are growing fatter, the physical education curriculum that might help them win the fight is gasping for air, says a recently released report. > download