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First Lady Asks Congress to Join Childhood Obesity Fight

SLIDELL, La. — Declaring the beginning of the “next phase” of a program to combat childhood obesity, the first lady, Michelle Obama, called on Congress on Wednesday to pass legislation that would make many of the program’s initiatives possible. In a speech at an elementary school here, Mrs. Obama ticked off the main points of her “Let’s Move!” [...]

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Food Vendors Chosen for DC Schools Initiative

With one-third of the nation’s children overweight or obese, improving the quality of school meals has become a fashionable cause. Michelle Obama has made it a pillar of her national “Let’s Move”campaign. In May, the D.C. Council passed the Healthy Schools Act, which mandates strict nutrition standards for school meals and provides schools with an extra 15 [...]

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Class Rats Help Students See Effects of Food Choices

Rats in the classroom, whole wheat macaroni and low fat cheese and fresh fruit bowls all have one thing in common. They are part of the award-winning nutrition program Melanie Konarik designed to encourage students in the Spring school district to make healthy choices about the food they eat in light of the growing problem [...]

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