Obesity

Girl Scouts earn silver awards tackling obesity issue [North Laurel/Savage]

2013-05-15 04:06:00

Natalie Perkins, Jessica Rozo and Rebecca Harding are three very impressive girls. They have just earned their silver awards in Girl Scouts by working on the issue of childhood obesity. The girls were concerned that children who have issues with obesity...

Physical education is no game in Howard County

2013-05-02 03:05:00

Anna Spring remembers the resources that were poured into combating teen smoking and pregnancy. The retired Howard County physical education teacher said she hasn't seen the same response to address childhood obesity. "We have all this research that...

Supporting pre-K is a sound investment

2013-04-19 10:30:00

Our leaders in Washington face tough budget issues ("Obama budget would have big impact in MD," April 11). But one proposal we should all agree on is for targeted investments in local pre-kindergarten learning. As a grandfather, I support giving America's...

A thirst-quenching blow for freedom

2013-03-12 15:17:00

Perhaps you remember when Dr. Doom conquered the world. Or perhaps you don't. Sadly enough, even in this day and age, not everyone is comic book literate. Suffice it to say, then, that back in the 1980s, Marvel Comics published a graphic novel in...

Bloomberg loses the soda battle, not the war

2013-03-12 12:31:00

The beverage industry is claiming victory after a New York City judge on Monday overturned a ban on super-size sodas and sugary drinks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had championed as a way to combat obesity among residents. But the battle is hardly over. Mr....

Growing healthy, keeping fit at Eisenhower Middle School

2013-03-29 07:20:00

With a growing focus across the nation on combating childhood obesity with healthy lifestyles, students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School learned how to combine fitness with fun during a visit from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and...

The pastry deserved suspension, not boy

2013-03-10 06:30:00

In regard to the 7-year-old boy suspended from second grade for nibbling a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun ("The smoking pastry," March 7), we must immediately ban pastries from the schools. They cause diabetes and obesity, and that kills 300,000...

Food banks adopting healthy food standards

2013-02-26 12:25:00

Food banks across the country are adopting policies to make sure the people they serve get nutritious meals, according to Yale research. The groups that help feed the hungry are concerned about the rise in obesity and other illnesses even in those people...

U.S. lags world, fails women with lack of paid leave

2013-02-21 11:44:00

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act. The 1993 act is a federal law requiring employers to provide employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons, including pregnancy. On this...

Nearly half of city employees have 'critical or chronic' illness, mayor says

2013-02-20 15:29:00

Nearly half of Baltimore's municipal employees and retirees have a "critical or chronic" illness — a distinction that contributes to the high cost of providing their health insurance, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. "We need to...

How common is eclampsia today?

2013-02-20 11:58:00

A popular "Downton Abbey" character died in childbirth from eclampsia in a storyline that shocked audiences. But what exactly is eclampsia, and does it kill modern-day moms? Barbara Deller, a nurse-midwife and senior maternal and newborn health adviser...

Torrey Smith: 'We need to bring multiple championships back to Baltimore'

2013-02-08 08:32:00

Hunkering down over a bowl of cereal with students from Chase Elementary in Middle River, Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith reminded the youngsters about the importance of drinking milk and remaining active. The former University of Maryland star is...

Karina Wong shows students how to properly stretch before activities during the Fighting Childhood Obesity event at the Cesar Chaves Elementary School in Calexico on Saturday..SERGIO BASTIDAS PHOTO .Saturday, May 18, 2013.

2013-05-18 22:00:00

A new study says nursing longer does not protect against obesity.

2013-03-13 11:30:04

Fitness guru Donna Richardson Joyner believes churches and other places of worship are critical partners in fighting obesity in America. She is the longest-serving member of the President’s Council for Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

2013-03-04 12:42:26