Big News on Childhood Obesity. Includes blogs, news, and community conversations about Childhood ObesityIntroduction Childhood obesity has always been a prevalent health issue in the medical world . Not only has the American society been inflicted by this physical and Blake Squires hopes to find commercial success and coax the game generation off the couch with his latest product, the MOVband. School children are stampeding Category: Advancing Child Health | Tags: childhood obesity, childhood obesity prevention, health, NAP SACC, nutrition, obesity, ShapeNC | Comments offTags: childhood obesity, childrens health, diets for kids, obesity, overweight children Posted in The Problem | No Comments »Here’s some simple math for school officials and parents in the fight against childhood obesity: School lunchtimes minus snack food equals a much lighter student body.A story in the Sunday New York Times highlighted the efforts Philadelphia’s public schools are taking to combat childhood obesity— and the challenges they face in Special Interests Should Not Be on the Menu for School Lunches, Says American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown Thursday, November 17th, 2011Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge wants to officially designate each September as "National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month." Full story »Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Currently, nearly one in five children is overweight or obese, compared to one in 20 children 30 years ago.