Are the efforts of grassroots groups like this one to get junk foods out of schools finally paying off? Pepsi just announced it will remove its full-calorie, sugary drinks from schools around the world over the next two years. The World Heart Federation has been talking with soft drink makers about removing soft drinks from [...]

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With so many reports like this one showing the health problems in children because of obesity, it’s good to see efforts to turn things around. A new study shows a program aimed to sell healthier drinks in U.S. schools has helped cut the amount of full-sugar soft drinks in schools by 95 percent compared to [...]

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A new ad campaign from the dairy industry is stirring up quite a debate. The ads say that without the sugary flavoring in chocolate milk, some kids won’t drink regular milk and won’t get its nutrients. Critics say kids will drink white milk if it’s the only milk offered, and that they already get too [...]

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Earlier this month, a new study showed fewer schools are selling snacks and drinks like candy and soda. Now, a panel recommends the government make healthy changes to school meals, even though it will increase costs. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) says as obesity continues to rise, breakfast and lunch at schools should be lower [...]

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Pleas to get junk food out of schools may be paying off. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds fewer schools are selling snacks and drinks like candy and soda. The report shows high schools and middle schools that sold sugary or salty snacks dropped on average from 54 percent to [...]

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The USDA will have the power to regulate all food sold in schools – including vending machine snacks – when Congress renews programs for child nutrition. Senate Agriculture Committee chairman, Tom Harkin says this will ensure nutrition programs are not “undermined” by junk food in vending machines. Earlier this year, Harkin co-sponsored a bill that [...]

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Remember the study a couple of months ago about how fast-food restaurants near schools could lead to fatter kids? Now another study seems to echo those results, saying a fast-food restaurant within about 500 feet of a school may lead to at least a five percent increase in the obesity rate at that school. Researchers [...]

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It makes a lot of sense – a new study from the University of California at Irvine finds kids who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than those whose schools are further away. And the research shows they also eat fewer servings of [...]

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Congrats to FatFighterTV member – ladyspy79 – for winning last week’s contest for the HUGE Healthy Snacks Care Package giveaway. Enjoy! And thanks, Yo Naturals!

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Just in time for the holiday feasting season – a healthy snacks care package giveaway to help you balance things out this month, like maybe something to take to the mall to hold you over so you’re not tempted by the many unhealthy choices at the food court!

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