Topic: David Katz

School-based efforts at better nutrition, more exercise and improved education about healthy living can help kids who are most at risk for obesity keep the weight off, compared to children in schools without such programs, a new study suggests.. "The intervention, surprisingly, ...
School-based efforts at better nutrition, more exercise and improved education about healthy living can help kids who are most at risk for obesity keep the weight off, compared to children in schools without such programs, a new study suggests.. "The intervention, surprisingly, ...
First lady tackles child obesity, out to change how millions eat, look, feel By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries."Thank God it's not going to be solely up to me," Obama said recently, stressing that the solution ...

Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.

7/16/2009 Print E-mail The obesity epidemic in the United States is hitting minorities the hardest, U.S. health officials report.. The third factor is the limited access to healthy affordable food and safe places to engage in physical activity, Pan said.. Pan noted ...

Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off

7/29/2008 Print E-mail Older, more feet-friendly neighborhoods can help keep waistlines trim, U.S. researchers report.. "Older neighborhoods often have a pattern of design features like narrow streets, tree-shaded sidewalks, and useful destinations like corner stores, that make walking interesting, pleasant and useful," ...