NAAO Blog

Petition to Ban Junk Food From Day Care Centers: YMCA of the USA

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:49:28 -0400

SIGN PETITION: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/YMCAFood/petition.html Dear Mr. Neil Nicoll and the YMCA of the USA, Thank you to the YMCA of the USA for the many great things you do for children, in eve

School Kids and BMI Screenings

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:50:03 -0500

Child Obesity is a public health crisis, and there's nothing wrong with our public schools providing aggregate data to the government and critical data to parents. Studies show the majority of parents

"Dreaded Weigh In" NY Times

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:42:22 -0500

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/the-dreaded-weigh-in/ Obesity is rife with denial. Studies show people don’t recognize the degree of their own obesity or that of their children. We wildly und

MeMe Roth Food Cop of the Year 2007 ?? Junk Food & Soda Lobbyists Hate MeMe Roth

Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:10:28 -0500

I know I’m supposed to be offended...but I take it as a high compliment to be among an esteemed group including CSPI’s Dr. Michael Jacobson and the New York City Board of Health’s Thomas Frieden. They

McDonald's Happy Meals and School Report Cards- BAD BAD IDEA

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 00:57:39 -0500

Ronald McDonald: Your Baby’s Daddy?? When thinking of the person most appropriate to determine the means for motivating your child’s academic performance, who comes to mind? Never mind. The marketin