Texas Lawmaker Unveils Child Obesity Bill
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Texas school districts would be required to include the body mass index of students as part of their regular report cards under a bill introduced Tuesday by a lawmaker seeking to link healthy minds with healthy bodies.
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While it&#39;s just kid stuff, playtime is one of the keys to keeping in check the problem of obesity in America. Wednesday, the US Surgeon General Dr.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Stemming the obesity epidemic in children will require an all-out assault not dissimilar to the antismoking campaign of the last four decades, a U.S. expert panel said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Childhood obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that it can be reversed only by a coordinated effort touching everything from new zoning laws that promote parks and sidewalks to tougher regulation of ads aimed at kids to more
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Ministers launch a Â£372m anti-obesity strategy to "transform the environment" in which people live.
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Arkansas &#151; the first state to send home obesity report cards to warn parents of overweight kids' health risks &#151; may ditch the plan or weaken it with the help of the new governor.
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If you're wondering how you can eat out without overloading on calories, a bill slated to be introduced in the D.C. Council today could soon help.
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THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
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By David Doerr, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Feb. 23--Sen. Kip Averitt unveiled an omnibus bill Thursday aimed at  addressing Texas' future water supply needs by implementing years of planning  by state and regional agencies.
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Texas became the first U.S. state  to require that all 11- and 12-year-old girls be vaccinated  against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually  transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer, the  governor's office said on Friday.
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By The Dallas Morning News  May 24--State lawmakers have run hot and cold when it comes to environmental legislation this year.   The session began with a flurry of activity and a foot-high stack of proposals aimed at improving air quality.
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The city's public school district will use a grant funded through the No Child Left Behind Act to help students become healthier and fight obesity.
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Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn&#39;s reputation as a watchdog for the health and education of children is summed up in a needlepoint decoration in her office: &quot;One
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Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
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Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn&#39;s reputation as a watchdog for the health and education of Texas children is summed up in a needlepoint decoration in her office: &quot;One
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Thousands of children across Australia are to be weighed, measured and interviewed about their diet under a national plan to tackle obesity, the government said.
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Reversing the rapid rise in obesity among American children and youth will require a multipronged approach by schools, families, communities, industry, and government that would be as comprehensive and ambitious as national anti-smoking efforts, according