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- Ky., High In Childhood Obesity, Fights It With Better School Meals, Increased Activity Requirements And Maybe Help From Big Bird
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky children are some of the nation's fattest. In 2011, the last year for which data are complete, Kentucky ranked sixth in the U.S. in the percentage of obese 2-to 4-year-olds from low-income families...
- Health Coalition Asks Nickelodeon To Stop Marketing Sugary And Fatty Snacks To Children
A coalition of health groups thinks maybe it's time to enlist SpongeBob in the childhood obesity fight. Earlier this week, the groups asked the Nickelodeon Channel to stop airing commercials that promote unhealthy foods with the help of the doofy...
- New Federal Rules On Vending Machines In Schools Are Expected In The Next Few Weeks
With new lunch standards set to kick in by next school year, the Obama administration is looking at its next target in the school food landscape: vending machines. New guidelines are expected to be released in the coming weeks "for foods that children...
- New Regs Could Change Way Food Industry Markets To Children
"The federal government proposed sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to children," The New York Times' William Neuman reports....
- Wal-mart Says It Will Make Store-brand Food Healthier, Cut Prices For Fruits And Vegetables To Encourage Consumption
Wal-Mart has announced plans to drop its prices on fruit and vegetables and offer packaged foods with lower salt, fat and sugar contents. The company's efforts are the result of talks with First Lady Michelle Obama, whose main agenda is to fight childhood...
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To help curb childhood obesity, Disney will ban ads for products that don't fit federal nutrition guidelines for kids
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| The Mickey Check logo will be placed on Disney-licensed products that meet nutrition guidelines. |
By 2015, the Walt Disney Co. will require advertising that targets kids and families to be in line with federal nutrition guidelines that promote eating fruit and vegetables; limiting calories; and reducing fat, sodium and sugar.
The Disney Channel, its sisters (Disney XD, Disney Junior, Radio Disney) and Disney-owned online sites will follow suit.
"Under the new rules, products like Capri Sun drinks and Kraft Lunchables meals ? both current Disney advertisers ? along with a wide range of candy, sugared cereal and fast food, will no longer be acceptable advertising material," reports Brooks Barnes for The New York Times. (Read more)
"This new initiative is truly a game changer for the health of our children," said First Lady Michelle Obama, who helped make today's announcement. "This is a major American company ? a global brand ? that is literally changing the way it does business so that our kids can lead healthier lives. With this new initiative, Disney is doing what no major media company has ever done before in the U.S. ? and what I hope every company will do going forward. When it comes to the ads they show and the food they sell, they are asking themselves one simple question: Is this good for our kids?"
American children see about $1.6 billion a year worth of food and beverage marketing, much of which are ads that sell food that is high in calories and sugar and low in nutrition. The effort is meant to curb childhood obesity, which is a growing problem in Kentucky and nationwide. In 2007, 37 percent of Kentucky children were either obese or overweight, National Conference of State Legislatures numbers show.
- Ky., High In Childhood Obesity, Fights It With Better School Meals, Increased Activity Requirements And Maybe Help From Big Bird
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky children are some of the nation's fattest. In 2011, the last year for which data are complete, Kentucky ranked sixth in the U.S. in the percentage of obese 2-to 4-year-olds from low-income families...
- Health Coalition Asks Nickelodeon To Stop Marketing Sugary And Fatty Snacks To Children
A coalition of health groups thinks maybe it's time to enlist SpongeBob in the childhood obesity fight. Earlier this week, the groups asked the Nickelodeon Channel to stop airing commercials that promote unhealthy foods with the help of the doofy...
- New Federal Rules On Vending Machines In Schools Are Expected In The Next Few Weeks
With new lunch standards set to kick in by next school year, the Obama administration is looking at its next target in the school food landscape: vending machines. New guidelines are expected to be released in the coming weeks "for foods that children...
- New Regs Could Change Way Food Industry Markets To Children
"The federal government proposed sweeping new guidelines on Thursday that could push the food industry to overhaul how it advertises cereal, soda pop, snacks, restaurant meals and other foods to children," The New York Times' William Neuman reports....
- Wal-mart Says It Will Make Store-brand Food Healthier, Cut Prices For Fruits And Vegetables To Encourage Consumption
Wal-Mart has announced plans to drop its prices on fruit and vegetables and offer packaged foods with lower salt, fat and sugar contents. The company's efforts are the result of talks with First Lady Michelle Obama, whose main agenda is to fight childhood...