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	<title>Diets in Review Blog &#187; childhood obesity</title>
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		<title>USDA&#8217;s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Impresses Moms and Kids Alike</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sat around the dinner table with my family recently, my son went into great detail about this food he had at school. He couldn’t remember the name, but he said it was kind of like a raw potato and also similar to an apple. He explained how they were given fresh lime to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#Ashamed Twitter Chat Puts Pressure on Georgia&#8217;s Strong4Life Childhood Obesity Campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/ashamed-twitter-chat-puts-pressure-on-georgias-strong4life-childhood-obesity-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leah segedie]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It might be Friday, but we stayed in tonight. We participated in Leah Segedie&#8217;s Twitter chat, #Ashamed, to raise awareness for the Georgia advertising campaign by Strong4Life attempting to curb the rampant childhood obesity epidemic in the state. If we&#8217;d been at the bar like everyone else celebrating TGIF it would have been standing room [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fake Vending Machine Dispenses Good Health and Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/fake-vending-machine-dispenses-good-health-and-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/fake-vending-machine-dispenses-good-health-and-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many advocates fighting to end childhood obesity are also fighting to get vending machines out of our kids&#8217; schools. The machines are filled with unhealthy, low-nutrient foods and soda. Many people want to see them kicked out of the schools for good. However, Utah schools may have the one vending machine advocates may start fighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cary Williams-Nunez Prepares for the Knocking Out Obesity Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/cary-williams-nunez-prepares-for-the-knocking-out-obesity-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/cary-williams-nunez-prepares-for-the-knocking-out-obesity-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boxing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This spring, Cary Williams-Nunez and her husband Angelo Nunez will hit the road to tour schools in ten cities for their Knocking Out Obesity Tour. In its second year, it&#8217;s something that Cary worked hard to bring to life. It was initially something she thought about in 2007 and took a few years to put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing a Child from Home Due to Obesity is a Serious Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/removing-a-child-from-home-due-to-obesity-is-a-serious-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/removing-a-child-from-home-due-to-obesity-is-a-serious-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There have been a couple of cases in the news of social services moving children to live with family members after parents have seemingly ignored doctor orders to help the child lose weight for health reasons, not just in the United States but in Scotland and Canada as well. Nutrition and a healthier environment is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dukan Diet Author Promotes Higher Grades for France&#8217;s Healthy Children</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/dukan-diet-author-promotes-higher-grades-for-frances-healthy-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/dukan-diet-author-promotes-higher-grades-for-frances-healthy-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dukan diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kelsey Murray Pierre Dukan is the author of The Dukan Diet, and his books have sold millions of copies around the world, thanks in no small part to being Kate Middleton&#8217;s rumored diet. Now, the author is dipping his toes into the political arena by offering advice concerning the national obesity problem. Dukan suggested to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Obesity Will &#8220;Kill Us as a Nation&#8221; Says Dr. Nancy Synderman [VIDEO]</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/childhood-obesity-will-kill-us-as-a-nation-says-dr-nancy-synderman-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/childhood-obesity-will-kill-us-as-a-nation-says-dr-nancy-synderman-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dr. nancy snyderman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Lauer walked the Today&#8217;s Professionals right in to a heated debate about childhood obesity this morning. A new ad campaign from Georgia is trying to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity in its state, where Lauer cited one million children are overweight or obese. The three panelists who make up the Today&#8217;s Professionals include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia Childhood Obesity Ads Without Taste [VIDEO]</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/georgia-childhood-obesity-ads-without-taste-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/georgia-childhood-obesity-ads-without-taste-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=61513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta launched an aggressive ad campaign targeted squarely at Georgia&#8217;s staggering childhood obesity epidemic. The ad campaign uses stark imagery and emotional messaging to reach the parents of the growing group of obese children. While critics blast the ads, the reoccurring sentiment is that while these ads use a more dramatic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Obesity Becomes Issue in Custody Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/childhood-obesity-becomes-issue-in-custody-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/01/childhood-obesity-becomes-issue-in-custody-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=61510</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Childhood obesity has been a mainstay in the national media over the past year but was brought to a head in October when a 200 pound &#8211; year old Cleveland boy was removed from his home and mother. &#8220;This child&#8217;s problem was so severe that we had to take custody,&#8221; said Mary Louise Madigan of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PepsiCo Invests in Pro-Childhood Obesity Lobbying</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/pepsico-invests-in-pro-childhood-obesity-lobbying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/pepsico-invests-in-pro-childhood-obesity-lobbying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=61370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PepsiCo spent $750,000 in lobbying last quarter, which comes to $3 million per year. This amount is small change to a company with $57.8 billion in global sales, but the news highlights the company&#8217;s bipolar relationship to consumer health. Companies are required to disclose their lobbying activities with the Clerk of the House of Representatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overweight Dads Have Overweight Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/overweight-dads-have-overweight-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/12/overweight-dads-have-overweight-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The phrase “like father, like son” now takes on a more serious meaning. According to an Australian study of more than 3000 families, four-year-olds who had fathers who were overweight or obese were at least four times more likely than other children to have weight problems by the time they reached eight. The researchers investigated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Denies All Changes to School Lunch Throwing Children&#8217;s Health Under the Bus</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/congress-denies-all-changes-to-school-lunch-throwing-childrens-health-under-the-bus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/congress-denies-all-changes-to-school-lunch-throwing-childrens-health-under-the-bus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=59125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Congress threw the children of the United States under the school bus when they chose to reject the school lunch nutrition standards proposed by the Agriculture Department (USDA). By congressional mandate, the USDA had been tasked with bringing the National School Lunch (and School Breakfast) Programs into line the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness for Kids Launches in U.S. with Laila Ali and NFL Star Curtis Conway</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/11/fitness-for-kids-launches-in-u-s-with-laila-ali-and-nfl-star-curtis-conway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Descygna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=58409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six-time &#8220;Mr. World Fitness,&#8221; Franco Carlotto is bringing his proven children’s fitness program, Fitness for Kids, to the United States. This program for elementary school aged children helps teach them healthy habits to combat the problem of childhood obesity. Fitness for Kids has been a success in Switzerland over the last five years and Carlotto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breastfeed to Protect Your Baby Against Childhood Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/breastfeed-to-protect-your-baby-against-childhood-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/breastfeed-to-protect-your-baby-against-childhood-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kati</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breastfeeding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=58086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For years we&#8217;ve been hearing how &#8220;breast is best&#8221; for both mom and child. From improved immunity to a better bonding experience between mom and baby, breastfeeding has many benefits that make it worth pursuing. Additionally, breastfeeding provides opportunity for the earliest obesity prevention possible. In fact, breastfeeding has been shown to impact weight throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Food Movement Needs Political Savvy</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/health-food-movement-needs-political-savvy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/health-food-movement-needs-political-savvy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of talk about what we need to do about the obesity epidemic we are facing in the U.S&#8230; and that’s precisely the problem, according to Jane Black, a food writer for The Atlantic. &#8220;To make real change, reformers need to stop preaching and start forming smart political alliances to get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INFOGRAPHIC: Childhood Obesity Epidemic by the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/infographic-childhood-obesity-epidemic-by-the-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brought to you by MAT@USC Masters in Teaching.  The week of October 10 is National School Lunch Week, an effort to examine and raise awareness around a particular angle of school nutrition. For 2011, the theme is “School Lunch – Let’s Grow Healthy.&#8221; According to the NSLW, this &#8220;provides the opportunity to try something new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activision and Pepsi Promote Childhood Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/activision-and-pepsi-promote-childhood-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/10/activision-and-pepsi-promote-childhood-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pepsi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids are heavier than ever and get too little exercise, as school physical fitness has nearly evaporated and home activities revolve around computer games. So, to ensure that the computer time is extraordinarily bad for kids’ health, Activision and Pepsi have teamed up in a cross-promotion from Hell. Activision and Pepsi have come up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sex Talk is Easier Than the Weight Talk For Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/the-sex-talk-is-easier-than-the-weight-talk-for-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/the-sex-talk-is-easier-than-the-weight-talk-for-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homepage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting is the most difficult, most important job you are ever going to have. While there are many happy, feel-good moments, there are also painful and uncomfortable moments; it&#8217;s all part of being a parent. Traditionally, one of the most uncomfortable moments for a parent was thought to be the discussion of &#8220;the birds and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood BMI Tracking May be Required in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/childhood-bmi-tracking-required-in-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/childhood-bmi-tracking-required-in-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=56070</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you’re the eighth fattest state, when over 800,000, or 12 percent, of your children are obese or overweight, and when 30 percent of your adults are obese, something has to change. That’s exactly why the state of Michigan could begin requiring to screen and report children’s BMI statistics in the near future. Michigan Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tune-In: Jillian Michaels Calls Out Parents of Unhealthy Children on Dr. Phil</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/tune-in-jillian-michaels-calls-out-parents-of-unhealthy-children-on-dr-phil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/tune-in-jillian-michaels-calls-out-parents-of-unhealthy-children-on-dr-phil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Phil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expired]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune in to Dr. Phil Friday, September 23 to catch Jillian Michaels doing what she does best: calling people out on their unhealthy habits. Dr. Phil has a full episode on Thursday dealing with the diets and health of American children. Dr. Phil will feature the story of an obese child removed from his home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olive Garden Cuts Calories with Encouragement from Michelle Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/olive-garden-cuts-calories-with-encouragement-from-michelle-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/olive-garden-cuts-calories-with-encouragement-from-michelle-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michelle obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olive garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Michelle Obama&#8217;s initiative to fight childhood obesity Darden Restaurants has pledged to improve the nutrition in the menus of their restaurants. Darden is the owner of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Season 52. Darden promises to cut the calories and sodium from dishes in their national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel Up to Play 60 Back for Another Season</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/fuel-up-to-play-60-back-for-another-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/fuel-up-to-play-60-back-for-another-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back to school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel up to play 60]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lets move]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=54724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuel Up to Play 60 is back. (Yay!) Most well known for the catchy, rhyming commercial showcasing NFL players, the fantastic program to help children learn to eat healthy has returned for the new school year. The commercials, starring NFL players such as Washington Redskins&#8217; Chris Horton, hope to use their popularity to drive home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Childhood Obesity Around the World</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/childhood-obesity-around-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/childhood-obesity-around-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GuestBlogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lets move]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Rita Robison Childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. The World Health Organization calls it one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. Overweight children are likely to become obese adults, who have a higher probability of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at a younger age. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Pens Autobiographical Weight Loss Book for Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/former-nyc-mayor-ed-koch-pens-autobiographical-weight-loss-book-for-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/former-nyc-mayor-ed-koch-pens-autobiographical-weight-loss-book-for-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ed koch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eddie shapes up]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=54167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new children&#8217;s book, authored by former NYC mayor Ed Koch, aims to help overweight children. &#8220;Eddie Shapes Up&#8221;, an autobiographical tale due to hit shelves September 22, 2011, aims to help overweight kids learn acceptance and create healthy habits. Co-authored with his sister Pat Koch Thaler, this book tells the story of Eddie, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPR&#8217;s Living Large: Obesity in America Takes a Hard Look at Our Growing Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/nprs-living-large-obesity-in-america-takes-a-hard-look-at-our-growing-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/nprs-living-large-obesity-in-america-takes-a-hard-look-at-our-growing-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately one-third of the U.S. adult population and 17 percent of children are considered obese according to CDC statistics. NPR&#8217;s special series &#8220;Living Large: Obesity in America&#8221; takes a  look at what it truly means to be obese in the United States, a country getting larger and unhealthier by the second. Why are Americans obese? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Workout Kid is a Great Role Model for Today&#8217;s Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/the-workout-kid-is-a-great-role-model-for-todays-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/08/the-workout-kid-is-a-great-role-model-for-todays-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C.J. senter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Workout Kid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=53601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He’s called “The Workout Kid” and he may be just what our kids need! Five years ago, little C.J. Senter made sure to do some push-ups and sit-ups because his football coach asked the team of five-year olds to get some exercise over the weekend. Those simple exercises opened up a door that would change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Park Creators Bring Cheesy Poofs to Walmart</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/south-park-creators-bring-cheesy-poofs-to-walmart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/south-park-creators-bring-cheesy-poofs-to-walmart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frito-lay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walmart]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Stone and Trey Parker have created some of the most cutting edge satire and cultural lampooning in TV history. Are they setting themselves up to be goofed on themselves? The creators of South Park have struck up a deal with Frito-Lay to manufacture 1.5 million packages of their famous Cheesy Poofs, Cartman&#8217;s favorite junk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Students Affected More by Soda Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/black-students-affected-more-by-soda-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/black-students-affected-more-by-soda-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[african americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study is suggesting recent state policies that eliminate junk food from school concessions has been successful, but more so with black students. Daily soda consumption has dropped twice as much with black students. Overall consumption of soda in the states with junk food bans has dropped by an average of .09 servings of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Parents of Obese Children Lose Custody?</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/should-parents-of-obese-children-lose-custody/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/should-parents-of-obese-children-lose-custody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christina McMenemy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=52531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an opinion piece that ran last week in the Journal of American Medicine, Harvard University child obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig set a fire when he called for parents to lose custody of their obese children. &#8220;In severe instances of childhood obesity, removal from the home may be justifiable, from a legal standpoint, because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Environmental Toxins Causing Your Weight Gain?</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/are-environmental-toxins-causing-your-weight-gain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/are-environmental-toxins-causing-your-weight-gain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GuestBlogger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life extension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toxins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight gain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=51895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Steven V. Joyal, MD, VP of Medical &#38; Scientific Affairs at Life Extension. The simplistic “eat less, move around more” solution for weight loss cannot explain the sharp increase in the rise of obesity over the past 30 years. The disturbing fact is that toxins in our environment are hidden causes of weight gain. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Popular Fast Food Chains Commit to Healthier Kid&#8217;s Meals</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/popular-fast-food-chains-commit-to-healthier-kids-meals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/popular-fast-food-chains-commit-to-healthier-kids-meals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burger king]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chilis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dennys]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kids Live Well]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=52505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally some good news to report about the fast food and restaurant industry! Nineteen restaurant chains have committed to making their kid meal options healthier. In a new era where one in three children are obese and where eating out is more of a norm verses a special indulgence, this is wonderful news. The initiative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are New Food Laws Crossing the Line?</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/are-new-food-laws-crossing-the-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/are-new-food-laws-crossing-the-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet and Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food labels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homepage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[school lunch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do we put a fence around the pool to prevent drowning, or do we teach how to swim? When it comes to the new, pending, and purposed laws regarding food labeling, ingredients, and marketing, several states are at odds as to how best handle these issues. Many new food related laws are being passed, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Obesity is an Early Sign of Food Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/childhood-obesity-is-an-early-sign-of-food-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/childhood-obesity-is-an-early-sign-of-food-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a new theory about the cause of the childhood obesity epidemic. Seattle-based pediatrician Robert A. Pretlow M.D.&#8217;s 10-year research was recently published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, &#8220;Eating Disorders,&#8221; under the title &#8220;Addiction to Highly-Pleasurable Food as a Cause of the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: A Qualitative Internet Study.&#8221; He has also released his full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junk Food Ads During Kids&#8217; Programming in the Crosshairs</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/junk-food-ads-during-kids-programming-in-the-crosshairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It’s time for the food industry to clean up its act and not advertise junk food to young children. Just by banning ads for fast food&#8230;we could decrease obesity and overweight by 17 percent.” This is the statement that Dr. Victor Strasburger made this week on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics as reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Weight Loss Surgery Patients Face a Harder Road to Results</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/teen-weight-loss-surgery-patients-face-a-harder-road-to-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lacy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=51036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bariatric weight loss surgery is on the rise every year in America. Between 200,000 and 250,000 adults receive bariatric surgery annually. A smaller statistic that seems to carry more weight is the fact that about 1,000 American teenagers received some sort of weight loss surgery last year and the number is increasing every day. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Fat for 15&#8242;s Rachel and Alison Sweeney Speak Out about Bullying and Body Image</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/too-fat-for-15s-rachel-and-alison-sweeney-speak-out-about-bullying-and-body-image/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t have to go far to hear about, or even see for yourself, the very pressing reality that is childhood obesity. The numbers are staggering &#8211; 17 percent of U.S. children, according to the CDC &#8211; and the results frightening &#8211; as this is the first generation of children not expected to live longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Soda Consumption is Down</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/teen-soda-consumption-is-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s potentially good news in regards to teens and their soda consumption. In 2010, 24 percent of teens in the U.S. drank at least one soda on a daily basis, which was down from 29 percent the previous year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected data on 11,429 high school students from across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flavored Milks and Other Unhealthy Foods Eliminated from Los Angeles School Lunches</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/06/flavored-milks-and-other-unhealthy-foods-eliminated-from-los-angeles-school-lunches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents of children in the Los Angeles School District have something new to talk to their children about when discussing healthy lifestyle choices: the absence of flavored milk in school lunches. On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District voted 5-2 to remove flavored milk options from its school menus. Many school [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama Launches MyPlate to Help America Get Healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled the new MyPlate icon, which is replacing the food pyramid. Surgeon General Benjamin opened the remarks, explaining how the U.S. needs to help citizens lead healthy lifestyles, by giving them concrete steps towards improving their health. Besides telling Americans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Obesity and Abuse Debate on Dr. Oz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune into the Dr. Oz show on Tuesday, May 24 for a controversial discussion about child obesity. Dr. Oz asks, is it child abuse to have a fat child? Parents, kids and exerts weight in on this question that hits close to home for many. How much is genetic? How much is learned? And what [...]]]></description>
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