http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for soda. Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-food_1.html Health Mon, 27 May 2013 12:03:54 EST news288875025 School lunches offer a break in the day from tests and lessons, a chance to eat a slice of rectangular pizza in a compartmentalized tray or even a source of stress over who would sit with whom. Chances are morality isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering school lunch, but a University of Kansas professor is leading a national research effort to consider the moral implications of one of the most important parts of a student's day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-morality-issues-school-lunches.html Health Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:52:37 EST news285580344 (AP)—Children from across the nation will rub elbows with Michelle Obama and dine off fine china in the East Room of the White House this summer as part of a contest to promote healthy eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-michelle-obama-kids-lunch-contest.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:50:01 EST news284207633 The most obese state in the U.S. now says local governments can't restrict the sizes of food or drink portions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-obese-state-food-portion-restrictions.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:55:16 EST news282923706 First Lady Michelle Obama took her campaign against childhood obesity to a new level Thursday with a $150 million program to encourage more physical activity in American schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lady-schools-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:30:01 EST news281294413 (AP)—Michelle Obama says five media companies and a social media website are working together to make it easier to find nutritious recipes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lady-healthy-recipe-effort.html Health Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:31:08 EST news281104262 The newly released 11th edi­tion of Modern Nutri­tion in Health and Dis­ease has been called an "author­i­ta­tive ref­er­ence on nutri­tion and its role in con­tem­po­rary med­i­cine, nursing, and public policy." Northeastern University news office asked co-​​author and editor Katherine Tucker, a pro­fessor of nutri­tional epi­demi­ology in the Depart­ment of Health Sci­ences, to expound upon the cur­rent state of health in America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-3qs-health-america.html Health Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:30:31 EST news278235020 (HealthDay)—It can be pretty tough for broccoli to compete with a bag of chips. There's no broccoli aisle in the grocery store. And, you won't see too many creative ads showcasing broccoli on TV or online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-gardens-nurture-kids-healthy-foods.html Health Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:50:01 EST news275838456 (HealthDay)—The notion that something is "easier said than done" could have been conceived for the task of getting kids to eat healthy foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-kids-healthy.html Health Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:00:01 EST news275838430 Adults across the U.S. rate not getting enough exercise as the top health concern for children in 2012, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-couch-potato-kids-biggest-child-health.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:38:53 EST news264685103 A UCLA study has found that a new parent-training program is effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-parent-training-intervention-curbs-pediatric-obesity.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:59 EST news248547413 Children are naturally drawn toward gaming and other types of technology, creating an ideal opportunity to design interactive media tools to encourage physical activity and promote healthy eating habits, according to an article in a special issue of the journal Childhood Obesity celebrating the second anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative. The issue includes a special Foreword by Mrs. Obama and is available free online at http://www.liebertpub.com/chi. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-games-interactive-media-powerful-tools.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:35:25 EST news248362518 Evaluating the Let's Move! Initiative, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Professor of Public Health and Jim Finks Chair of Health Promotion at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, calls First Lady Michelle Obama brave for taking on the challenge of childhood obesity and suggests that she now consider working to move it up to the policy level. Dr. Sothern, a national authority on childhood obesity, The issue includes a foreword by the First Lady and a guest editorial coauthored by New Orleans Saints quarterback and NFL Offensive Player of the Year Drew Brees. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-national-commitment-recess-healthy-food.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:11:11 EST news248361063 As part of her "Let's Move! Initiative," First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new web resource highlighting new changes in the Chefs Move to Schools, during a CMST gathering in Dallas, TX today. CMTS advocates got together to celebrate Healthy Kids & Healthy Foods in schools by throwing a Top Chef inspired event. By enlisting the help of volunteer chefs around the country, the intent is for chefs to bring taste, excitement and education into the classroom and lunchroom. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-nutritious-eaten.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:13:10 EST news248346686 (AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying off. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-lady-healthy-food-california.html Health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:03 EST news247325454 (AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-school-lunches-veggies-grains.html Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:56:04 EST news246729353 Want to double fruit sales in schools? A new Cornell University study shows it is as easy as putting the fruit in a colorful bowl. According to research presented this week at the American Dietetic Association Conference in San Diego, CA by Brian Wansink, Professor at Cornell University, "Moving the fruit increased sales by 104%." This is only one of the changes proposed through the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs (BEN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-chefs-fruit.html Health Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:52:19 EST news236519531 (AP) -- Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-lady-headway-healthy-foods.html Health Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:23:02 EST news235362126 US fast-food giant McDonald's unveiled a revamped menu Tuesday in a move to offer healthier options and join the fight against obesity, drawing praise from First Lady Michelle Obama. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-michelle-obama-happy-mcdonald-menu.html Health Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:44:10 EST news230910236 (AP) -- Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retailers plan over the next five years to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without easy access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-retailers-fresh_1.html Health Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:41:17 EST news230438467 (AP) -- Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retailers plan to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without broad access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods over the next few years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-retailers-fresh.html Health Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:01:09 EST news230396451