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Take Action: Don’t let Big Food Market Junk Food to Kids

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Michele

The following is from Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy with Center for Science in the Public Interest, which has been leading the fight for decades to stop junk food marketing to children. She writes in response to my previous … Continue reading →

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Congress to Kids: Drop Dead

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Michele

Last month, when Congress declared pizza a vegetable, it was hard to believe things could get much worse. But never underestimate politicians’ ability to put corporate interests ahead of children’s health. In the massive budget bill just passed, Congress stuck … Continue reading →

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Sorry Mrs. O, But Jumping Jacks Won’t Cut It

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Michele

At a recent summit on childhood obesity, the first lady announced a shift in her well-known Let’s Move campaign — away from food reform and toward an increased focus on exercise. Instead of “forcing [children] to eat their vegetables,” she … Continue reading →

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School food politics: What’s missing from the pizza-as-vegetable reporting

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Michele

Over the last couple of days, news outlets have been having a field day with a proposal from Congress that pizza sauce be considered a vegetable to qualify for the National School Lunch program. Headlines like this one were typical: … Continue reading →

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