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Obesity and developing a healthy lifestyle in our students

U.S. Obesity Trends, Our Students and Healthy Lifestyle Changes…

 

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Great Debator: The Movie

I would love to know if anyone has had the opportunity to get a sneak peak of The Great Debater’s, to come out at Christmas.  Looks like a great movie and may provide a little motivation for us educators!

http://www.thegreatdebatersmovie.com/

Any thoughts?

 

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Physical Activity and Junk Food

Physical activity is so important for the future of our children.  We must help our students develop smart healthy lifestyle activities.  I was pleased to recently read that there has been some progress made in the decrease of junk food in schools per the Centers for Disease control website.  Major findings include:  States prohibiting schools from offering junk foods in vending machines increased from 8 percent in 2000 to 32 percent in 2006, and the percentage of school districts doing so increased from 4 percent to 30 percent.

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