Comments on: Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity: Applause!

By: Peter Lang

Peter Lang — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:23:18 +0000

Hi my name is Peter and I am studying populationand nutrition cert 4. I found this inspiring and I feel we need to look at earlycildhood education, as we do not cover enough in the curriculum, there is nothing on how large amounts of food and little physical activities affect obesity, it seems to focus on brain development in babies and physical development,to stregthen their gross motor skills. I feel we need to educate the educators ,who will then in turn, educate the children and parents, about childhood obesity, and the importance of nutrition and physical activities . Lets instill this at a early age to fight these issues.

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Weekly Digest (+ Non-Resolution Update #5) | One Hungry Mama — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:15:49 +0000

[...] Marion Nestle applauds Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity (via Food Politics) [...]

By: ileana Valmanaivalmana@yahoo.com

ileana Valmanaivalmana@yahoo.com — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:56:13 +0000

Applause to Mrs Obama Campaing againg childhood overweight and obesity.
I offer my modest experience in workshops to young and pregnants women.

By: Mrs. Obama is on the right track « Health Fitness Support

Mrs. Obama is on the right track « Health Fitness Support — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:07:42 +0000

[...] worthwhile a goal as this seems, the plan has its nay-sayers. Some health advocates argue that it doesn’t go far enough. Education doesn’t stand a chance, they say, against the [...]

By: Ludicrous Attacks on Michelle Obama’s Anti-Obesity Plan | Strategist.org.uk

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:49:20 +0000

[...] Nestle, unsurprisingly, likes Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative to fight childhood obesity, announced yesterday with great fanfare and lots of media [...]

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Top 10 Links of the Week: 2/5/10 – 2/11/10 | Nutrition Blog — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:39:00 +0000

[...] Food Politics: The Surgeon General’s Vision for a Healthy and Fit Nation Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity: Applause! What Mrs. Obama’s Campaign Does Not Do: Food Marketing to Kids Everything you ever wanted to know [...]

By: FatNSassy

FatNSassy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:18:57 +0000

By all means lets stigmatize fat children even more.
Lets call them threats to national security. Lets talk about how they
drive up heath care costs. Lets promote more eating disorders. Nestle is just clueless!

By: War and Peas: Why Childhood Obesity is a Matter of National Security | Sustainable Table

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:13:38 +0000

[...] professor Marion Nestle found much to commend in the Let’s Move campaign, which has the potential to put these issues on the front [...]

By: ET Addison

ET Addison — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:15:56 +0000

I’m thinking the point of ‘campaigns’ like this one is NOT to actually make kids skinnier.

The point is to say ‘Look at us, we’re FIGHTING obesity’. Please applaud.

Will this actually make kids thinner? Will this ‘program’ actually be evaluated by how much it makes kids thinner? Or will it win great praise from surrogate markers like ‘Look, we make kids drink skim milk in school. And 4 out of 5 kids now know that ‘fruit is wonderful’.

This is nice feel-good stuff. But will hit have any effect whatsoever? There is ZERO evidence that happy programs like this actually make kids thinner. And it’s been tried regionally, locally, statewide. Lotta happy press, no thinner kids.

But again, this isn’t about making kids thinner. It’s about fostering a program that sounds wonderful.

By: 2 Legit 2 Quit « Making Food and Other Stuff

2 Legit 2 Quit « Making Food and Other Stuff — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:52:41 +0000

[...] same day, I read this post (see, I don’t only read frivolous blogs; I read educational blogs, too) about Michelle [...]