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News Release: "Pizza: A Major Contributor of Fat, Calories, Sodium to Youth Diet"
Pizza’s Snack Appeal Leads to Big Impact on Children’s Bodies
01/19/15 - (HealthDay)
Pizza Takes a Slice Out of Kids' Health, Study Finds
01/19/15 - (Los Angeles Times)
Experts Zero in on Pizza as Prime Target in War on Childhood Obesity
01/20/15 - (ABC7 Eyewitness News)
UIC Study Shows Adverse Effects of Pizza on Youth
01/20/15 - (Reuters)
Pizza Days Boost Kids' Calorie and Fat Intake
News Release: "Few Students Attend Schools Meeting Nutrition Standards"
Few Schools Adhered to USDA Nutrition Standards Before 2013
11/17/14 - (Science Daily)
Small Fraction of Students Attended Schools with USDA Nutrition Components
News Release: "School Leaders Report Widespread Student Acceptance of Healthier Lunches, Studies Find"
Research Suggests Students Adjusting to New School Lunches
7/21/14 - (TIME)
School Administrators: Kids Like Healthy Lunches Just Fine
7/22/14 - (Mother Jones)
Study Finds Kids Prefer Healthier Lunches. School Food Lobby Refuses to Believe It.
7/23/14 - (Wall Street Journal)
Study Finds Elementary Students Like New Healthier Lunches
7/24/14 - (The Hill)
School Nutrition Association Dismisses New Studies that Find Kids Like Healthier Food
7/28/14 - (HealthDay)
Healthy School Lunches Get Thumbs Up From Students
7/30/14 - (Reuters)
Kids are Accepting Healthier School Lunches: Survey
News Release: "Strong State Laws on School Snacks, Drinks May Help Prevent Weight Gain, New Study Finds"
Number of Obese Schoolchildren Slows in States With 'Fat Laws'... And 1 in 5 Are Still Far Too Overweight
08/14/12 - (Fox Business)
Do Junk Food Laws Curb Childhood Obesity?
08/13/12 - (New York Times)
Study Links Healthier Weight in Children With Strict Laws on School Snacks
08/13/12 - (NPR)
Study Finds Snack, Soda Regulations In Schools Help Kids' Health
08/13/12 - (Time)
Can Laws Against Junk Food in Schools Rein In Child Obesity?
08/13/12 - (CBS News)
School Vending Machine Laws Would Help Kids Lose Weight, Study Shows
News Release: "Elementary Schools Removing Sugary Drinks, Limiting Beverage Sales to Healthy Choices"
Fewer School Kids Can Buy Sugary Drinks At School
07/05/12 - (U.S. News)
U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks
News Release: "California High School Students Consuming Fewer Calories at School"
Battling Junk Food in High Schools
05/10/12 - (NPR)
Why It Matters That California Teens Eat Less Than Their Peers
05/09/12 - (The Washington Post)
Have California Schools Cracked the Code on Obesity?
05/09/12 - (ABC7 News)
California Crackdown on Junk Food in Schools Paying Off
05/08/12 - (Los Angeles Times)
Teens in California, Which Patrols School Food, Eat Less Fat, Sugar
05/08/12 - (New York Times)
Bans on School Junk Food Pay Off in California
News Release: "Nearly Half of Nation's Youngest Children Can Buy Junk Foods at School”
Access to Unhealthy Snacks at School Unchanged
02/06/12 - (Washington Post)
Junk Food Widely Available At U.S. Elementary Schools Despite Anti-Obesity Push
02/07/12 - (Reuters)
Snack Bars and Junk Food Common In Schools: Study
News Release: "Schools Most Likely to Offer More Time for Physical Education When States Require It"
Childhood Obesity: Most U.S. Schools Don’t Require P.E. Class or Recess
12/05/11 - (Reuters)
Recess and PE Policies Mean More Activity for Kids
News Release: "Teens Buy Fewer Sugary Drinks at School When States Ban All Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Not Just Sodas"
Soda Bans in Schools Have Limited Impact
11/07/11 - (Bloomberg)
Banning Sugary Soda From Schools Fails to Cut Teen Consumption
11/07/11 - (The Wall Street Journal)
Study Shows Sugary-Drink Ban in Schools Doesn’t Cut Consumption
11/07/11 - (The Boston Globe)
Banning Sugary Drinks From Schools Does Not Decrease Consumption, Study Finds
11/07/11 - (HealthDay)
School Soda Bans Don't Keep Kids From Sugary Drinks
News Release: "Self-Regulation by Food and Beverage Industry Does Little to Reduce Kids' Exposure to Unhealthy TV Ads"
Healthy Food for Kids? Not On TV Commercials, Study Finds
08/03/11 - (Wall Street Journal)
Progress, Not Perfection, on Reducing Kids’ Exposure to Ads for Unhealthful Foods
08/03/11 - (New York Times)
Can Big Food Regulate Itself? Fat Chance
08/03/11 - (The Augusta Chronicle)
Food Ads Still Bombard Kids
08/03/11 - (Healthy Day)
Kids Still See Unhealthy-Food Ads on TV, Study Finds
08/03/11 - (Medical News Today)
Children's Exposure To Unhealthy TV Ads Not Reduced Through Self-regulation By Food And Beverage Industry
News Release: "High Calorie Beverages Remain Widely Available in U.S. Elementary Schools"
What's the Deal with Cleveland? The Deal Knows
11/02/10 - (eMaxHealth)
Elementary Schools Still Supports Sugary Drinks
11/02/10 - (Food Safety News)
Students Still Get Too Many Sugary Beverages
11/02/10 - (Medical Daily)
More Unhealthy Beverages Available at Schools
11/02/10 - (Medical News Today)
Unhealthy High Calorie Drinks Still Widely Available In US Public Elementary Schools
11/02/10 - (The Money Times)
High Calorie Drinks Widely Available in US Schools--Survey
11/02/10 - (SmartPlanet)
School Soda Glass Still Half-Full
11/01/10 - (American Beverage Association)
American Beverage Association Statement
11/01/10 - (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
New School Beverage Study Shows Need for Child Nutrition Bill
11/01/10 - (HealthDay/BusinessWeek)
High-Calorie Drinks Still Widely Sold in U.S. Elementary Schools
11/01/10 - (Organic Authority)
High-Calorie Beverages Still Widely Available in U.S. Elementary Schools
11/01/10 - (OzarksFirst)
More High-Calorie Drinks Available In Schools
11/01/10 - (ParentDish)
Think Your Kids Kicked the Soda Habit? Better Check School's Cafeteria, Survey Says
11/01/10 - (Reuters)
Sweet Drinks Widely Available in Schools: Study
11/01/10 - (U.S. News & World Report)
Soda at School: How Parents Can Get Kids to Choose Healthier Drinks
11/01/10 - (USA Today)
School Kids Still Have Access to Sugary Drinks, Whole Milk
11/01/10 - (Wall Street Journal Health Blog)
Study: Elementary Schoolers Have Access to High-Fat, Sugary Drinks at School
11/01/10 - (WebMD)
Schools Still Keen on Sugary Sodas
News Release: "Overweight Adults Face Increased Health, Economic Challenges"
Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health
07/27/10 - (Clarin)
El sobrepeso también puede causar problemas económicos
07/27/10 - (The New Health Dialogue)
OBESITY: Feeling Kind of Fat? We Bet There's an App
07/26/10 - (Med Page Today)
Persistent Heaviness May Bring Higher Risk of Midlife Problems
07/22/10 - (New York Times)
Extra Weight Adds to Economic Woes
News Release: "New Study Examines How Neighborhoods Impact Physical Activity and Obesity Among Teen"
Standing on Solid Ground Against Obesity
05/31/10 - (The Washington Post)
Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Teen's Weight
05/28/10 - (Newswise)
Consider Teen Activity Options When Choosing Where to Live
Other Media Coverage
Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables
11/03/10 - (UIC News)
Lisa Powell Promotes Healthier Choices for Children
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