| 9/26/2008 |
STUDENT VIDEOS COULD WIN HEALTHY PRIZE |
Gov. Brad Henry and first lady Kim Henry announced on Thursday a video contest for middle and high school students to increase awareness about healthy lifestyle choices.
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| 1/10/2008 |
THE EXERCISE FACTOR |
If Americans regarded running, walking, lifting weights, playing sports or taking aerobics classes as essential parts of health care, instead of recreation, would they be more likely to commit to it?
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| 1/4/2008 |
OKLAHOMA CITY MAYOR PUTS CITY ON A DIET |
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has challenged the city to shed 1 million pounds as its New Year's resolution.
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| 12/2/2007 |
EFFORT TO LIMIT JUNK FOOD IN SCHOOLS FACES HURDLES |
Federal lawmakers are considering the broadest effort ever to limit what children eat: a national ban on selling candy, sugary soda and salty, fatty food in school snack bars, vending machines and à la carte cafeteria lines.
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| 11/25/2007 |
HELPING KIDS EAT HEALTHY AT SCHOOL ISN'T SO HARD |
While serving better meals does entail higher labor costs, the study found, that's offset by lower costs for more nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables compared with processed foods.
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| 11/3/2007 |
OBESITY, POVERTY LINKS DISCUSSED |
Food is a sensitive subject when it comes to reasons why people in poverty are disproportionately more obese than the general population, according to a speaker at the Childhood Obesity Conference Friday at St. Francis Hospital.
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| 10/19/2007 |
BY ANY OTHER NAME, IT'S STILL A SUPERSIZE |
Fast-food restaurants may brag about their premium salads and apple fries, but for all the healthier items they've added to menus, portion bloat is bigger than ever.
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| 10/19/2007 |
SCHOOL MEALS GETTING HEALTHIER |
It's harder to find a french fry in a school cafeteria these days, and junk food is less common at school fundraisers, a federal study out Friday has found.
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| 10/2/2007 |
GROWING PROBLEM |
High school linemen have grown massively over the last 40 years,a trend health experts worry will have serious consequences.
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| 9/25/2007 |
VIDEO GAME TEACHES KIDS ABOUT DIET |
With child obesity rates rising, the U.S.'s biggest health maintenance organization on Tuesday launched an online video game to teach kids what to eat—and then shut down after 20 minutes.
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