Do School Lunches Plump Up Poor Kids?
A program to ensure all American children get at least one good meal a day may lie behind their expanding waistlines. Oddly, a breakfast program does not.
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Childhood Obesity
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Tomorrow’s GI Joe May Be Too Fat to Fight
A generation of couch potatoes may be perfect to fight the next PlayStation war, but the Pentagon wants to know who will do the actual rough stuff on the ground.
School Lunches Even the Lunch Lady Wouldn’t Eat
Congress is preparing to take up reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, but the recipe for success is far from simple.
Taxing Tater Tots Beats Subsidizing Salads
New research finds subsidizing healthy food is no answer to the obesity epidemic.
Little Stores and Fatter Kids
Lots of urban kids are flocking to eat crappy food peddled by corner stores, but both kids and vendors can be shown a more nutritious way.