Tag: childhood obesity
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Eating local: Farm-to-school gaining ground as way to fight childhood obesity and otherwise improve students’ nutrition
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News With the faint hue of green appearing in thousands of gardens and farms, the growing season has officially begun in Kentucky. While most of...
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Schools serving somewhat healthier lunches, but short on physical activity, national survey shows
The nation’s middle and high schools are feeding students somewhat healthier lunches, but are falling short in providing physical activity to students, a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation‘s...
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More than half of Ky. 18-to-24-year-olds have a weight problem
“More than half of 18-to-24-year-olds in Kentucky are overweight or obese — the highest percentage in the nation,” The Courier-Journal‘s Laura Ungar reports. Their weight is not only bad for...
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Link found between kids watching food-based TV commercials and childhood obesity
Watching TV commercials, not the sedentary act of watching TV itself, contributes to obesity in children, according to a study published by the American Journal of Public Health. The study...
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Legislature passed few health-related bills; took small steps on child obesity, diabetes, elder abuse
There were proposals to combat childhood obesity, fight methamphetamine production, impose a statewide smoking ban and protect nursing home residents, but Kentucky lawmakers were reluctant to make changes through health-related...
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New fitness program in Clay County designed to get kids moving
Every fourth- and fifth-grader in the Clay County schools will receive a pedometer as part of a new fitness program designed to combat childhood obesity. “The goal is to motivate...
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Nearly $45,000 awarded to three projects that help combat childhood obesity
Nearly $45,000 from the Blue Grass Community Foundation and Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is being invested in three projects that target childhood obesity. The recipients are Seedleaf and East...
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Health-related proposals target obesity, smoking; none are expected to pass this session
Though several health-related bills have been introduced in the Kentucky General Assembly, including ones that target smoking and obesity, legislators do not expect sweeping overhauls this year. “I don’t look...