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Michelle Obama Urges Restaurant Industry to Step Up Efforts in Obesity Fight

First lady asks restaurants to add more healthful options for kids First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board of directors at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C. Thanking those in the foodservice industry who already have [...]

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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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School vending machines may contribute to health problems in kids

For many students, “back to school” means back to a vending machine diet. As you might guess, this isn’t necessarily a good thing for student health. Vending machines are found in 16% of U.S. elementary schools, 52% of middle schools and 88% of high schools. About 22% of students in grades 1 through 12 buy [...]

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San Fran Targets Kids’ Meals, Restaurant Industry Reacts

While San Francisco’s proposal to restrict the use of toys and other “incentives” in the sale of restaurant kids’ meals may not see formal hearings until next month, agitation within some foodservice industry quarters is already running high. San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar and two colleagues submitted this month a draft ordinance that in many [...]

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Food Pyramid Gets Ethnic Flavor

When the 2010 census is done, we’re expected to see just how much the country’s population has changed.  But it’s already clear in grocery stores and restaurants that Americans like a lot of ethnic food. And now the dietitian’s trusty tool has been reshaped for Asian, Latino and Mediterranean tastes.  A research group called Oldways Preservation Trust [...]

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