Solving Childhood Obesity

We are all responsible for the childhood obesity epidemic: parents, government, schools, communities, companies and the health system. The Washington Post searches for solutions. To view the articles you need to registre which is free.

PART 1: Sunday May 18'th 2008
» Obesity Threatens a Generation
» Overview of Childhood Obesity
» Facts You Should Know

PART 2: Monday May 19'th 2008
» Inertia at The Top
» Making Headway or Headed Nowhere?
» High Profile Campaign Becomes Past Tense
» What the Candidates Say
» 21,000 Calories in Two Hours at High School
» A Smart Snack Machine

PART 3: Tuesday May 20'th 2008
» In D.C.: Where Kids Live Sets Tone for Weight Loss Success
» The Suburbs: They Seem to Have It All and Are Still Overweight. Why?
» Controversial "Fat School"
» Healthy Home Ec

PART 4: Wednesday May 21'th 2008
» One Big Barrier to Healthy Lunches: Parents
» The new PE: If Schools Can't Offer More, They'll Try for Better
» A Teacher's Public Pledge to Lose Weight
» Young Food Critics Offer Schools Insider Help
» 2 Area School System Menus Among Top 10

PART 5: Thursday May 22'th 2008
» Doctors, Researchers are Perplexed
» Maneuvering Restaurant Food
» A Longtime Culprit Makes an "Epochal" Shift

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