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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  1. Muevete USA promotes healthy lifestyles among Latinos and Hispanics

    CALEXICO — Football, zumba, softball and boxing are some of the fun activities children said they do for exercise at the first annual Muevete USA event.
    Staff Writer
    CALEXICO — Football, zumba, softball and boxing are some of the fun activities children said they do for exercise at the first annual Muevete USA event. Combating childhood obesity was the focus at the Muevete USA project held Saturday at Cesar...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dwayne Johnson, Family, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity

  2. May 1, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  3. Workshop presents healthy food in a fun new way

    For preschool teacher Cynthia Juarez, preparing healthy meals in a fun and creative way was exactly what she wanted to learn to help teach her students at Room to Grow preschool in Brawley.
    Staff Writer
    For preschool teacher Cynthia Juarez, preparing healthy meals in a fun and creative way was exactly what she wanted to learn to help teach her students at Room to Grow preschool in Brawley. “It’s extremely important for our kids to learn...

    Tags: Overweight, Healthy Diet, Obesity, Education, Diets and Dieting

  4. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
  5. INKED! CVS diet bad on many levels

    I’m thinking the CVS diet might be right for me.
    I’m thinking the CVS diet might be right for me.    That’s the one where my company requires me to reveal my weight, blood pressure and glucose levels to eventually use them against me. It’s the one where I face a $600-a-year penalty...

    Tags: Overweight, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, National Government, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace

  6. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  7. Our View: Judge right to block soda ban

    A state judge who this week blocked a large soda ban in New York City said the ban was “arbitrary and capricious.” We concur. We might add it was also ridiculous, intrusive and nanny-state-ish. The ban on selling sweetened sodas over 16...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Michelle Obama, Judges, Arts and Culture

  8. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  9. Advocates gather to discuss Valley healthy food options

    Staff Writer, Copy Editor
    The snapshot of the community’s health that was presented at a forum here Wednesday suggests more needs to be done to increase the availability of healthy foods. Of particular concern was the burden placed on society and families in general as a...

    Tags: Overweight, Healthy Diet, Personal Income, Women, Infants and Children, Diets and Dieting

  10. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  11. County meeting to create safe school routes, fight obesity

    Staff Writer
    HOLTVILLE — In an effort to lower the obesity rate of local youths, the community is invited to discuss creating safe walking and biking routes to schools in the Valley. With a recent health information survey showing 74 percent of adults and 42...

    Tags: Obesity

  12. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  13. Our View: Get ready to support cancer awareness events

    It’s the rare person who hasn’t been touched by cancer.    Many of our readers themselves have been diagnosed with cancer, while many others have close family members or friends with the disease. Cancer comes in many variations to people of...

    Tags: American Cancer Society, Overweight, Health Treatments, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses

  14. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  15. Our View: Ag-food programs promote healthy living

    There long has been a disconnect, even in an area that grows much of the nation’s produce, between what is on our plates and knowing where it comes from. Remarkably, there are many among us who have no idea that the lettuce in our hamburgers, the...

    Tags: Healthy Diet, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Obesity, Education

  16. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  17. Our View: Eating local and low cal

    That three of the Imperial Valley’s most popular locally-owned restaurants are joining the fight against childhood obesity is not only innovative, it’s entirely essential. For two months starting in February, a special children’s menu...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Dining and Drinking, Research, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages

  18. Oct 11, 2012 |Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
  19. INKED! Added pounds means paying more at the pump? WTH?

    As if we fatties didn’t have enough to worry about, we now have to pay attention at the gas pump in way you bony, chiseled types don’t have to.
    As if we fatties didn’t have enough to worry about, we now have to pay attention at the gas pump in way you bony, chiseled types don’t have to. The brain trust at Allstate posted a blog recently citing a 2010 Consumer Reports study showing...

    Tags: Bacon, Overweight, The Huffington Post, Elections, Social Media

  20. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  21. Structured physical education the right type of obesity prevention measure

    When it comes to the battle of the bulge, many health experts have noted the need for a preventative approach, rather than solely focusing on treatment. In that respect, reaching out to youths at an early age often proves the best bet. So it is with...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity

  22. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  23. Brawley, El Centro elementary districts implement changes to fitness programs

    The Brawley and El Centro elementary school districts are in the process of implementing changes to their physical education and nutritional programs this year as part of an ongoing effort to combat childhood obesity in the Valley. While the changes are not specifically employed to help young students lose weight, the changes are part of a multi-faceted effort to promote healthier lifestyle choices at school and in the home.
    Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy Editor
    The Brawley and El Centro elementary school districts are in the process of implementing changes to their physical education and nutritional programs this year as part of an ongoing effort to combat childhood obesity in the Valley. While the changes are...

    Tags: Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity, Students

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