Comments on: Childhood Obesity: Know How Bad It Is? http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/ Earth Fare's blog about food, community, and fun Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: anonymous http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-6529 anonymous Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:42:49 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-6529 I saw a news report about a program that both brings fitness into the classroom and promotes awareness for the need of physical activity in the lives of children. Many kids today are not getting the amount of exercise they need and are also uneducated about the health risks of eating poorly. The campaign helps to reinvent recess by increasing students’ activity through alternative and creative movements, with the help of dance instructors. The program initially was only implemented in Connecticut schools, but with its success and the overall concern of the issue at hand, it is now available to schools across the country. As part of the launch program, a video contest has been announced for children and young teens in grades 2-8 with efforts to address childhood obesity. I found this information on their site, www.recessrocks.com. I saw a news report about a program that both brings fitness into the classroom and promotes awareness for the need of physical activity in the lives of children. Many kids today are not getting the amount of exercise they need and are also uneducated about the health risks of eating poorly. The campaign helps to reinvent recess by increasing students’ activity through alternative and creative movements, with the help of dance instructors.

The program initially was only implemented in Connecticut schools, but with its success and the overall concern of the issue at hand, it is now available to schools across the country. As part of the launch program, a video contest has been announced for children and young teens in grades 2-8 with efforts to address childhood obesity. I found this information on their site, http://www.recessrocks.com.

]]> By: Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Is the School Cafeteria Worse Than a Fast Food Restaurant? http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Is the School Cafeteria Worse Than a Fast Food Restaurant? Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:14:26 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-789 [...] we as a country know that childhood obesity is a public health crisis, why is the taxpayer’s money being used to feed today’s children the lowest quality, [...] [...] we as a country know that childhood obesity is a public health crisis, why is the taxpayer’s money being used to feed today’s children the lowest quality, [...]

]]> By: Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Food Marketing to Children: Harmless or Harmful? http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Food Marketing to Children: Harmless or Harmful? Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:38:23 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-732 [...] it or not, this kind of aggressive, targeted marketing to children is a contributing factor in the childhood obesity epidemic.  It’s not so much the actual advertisement that’s the problem, but the types of foods being [...] [...] it or not, this kind of aggressive, targeted marketing to children is a contributing factor in the childhood obesity epidemic.  It’s not so much the actual advertisement that’s the problem, but the types of foods being [...]

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-699 uberVU - social comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:50:44 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-699 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by veronicafmcgee: RT @wiseeats: know #childhood #obesity is bad, but when see the numbers, really hits home. http://bit.ly/avd2di What's the soln? Whose responsibilty?... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by veronicafmcgee: RT @wiseeats: know #childhood #obesity is bad, but when see the numbers, really hits home. http://bit.ly/avd2di What’s the soln? Whose responsibilty?…

]]> By: Tammi Hoerner, CHHC http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Tammi Hoerner, CHHC Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:14:30 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-694 This information is so important to share. Thank you for this article. We, as parents, are guides, mentors and completely responsible for this disaster. I hope that parents every where will begin to see, it takes very little effort, only determination to make forward motion in this area. This information is so important to share. Thank you for this article. We, as parents, are guides, mentors and completely responsible for this disaster.
I hope that parents every where will begin to see, it takes very little effort, only determination to make forward motion in this area.

]]> By: childhood – Fighting Early Childhood Obesity http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/2010/03/11/childhood-obesity-know-how-bad-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-679 childhood – Fighting Early Childhood Obesity Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:59:49 +0000 http://tomatotalk.earthfare.com/?p=1275#comment-679 [...] Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Childhood Obesity: Know How Bad It Is? [...] [...] Tomato Talk » Blog Archive » Childhood Obesity: Know How Bad It Is? [...]

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