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Iowa Parents Revolt Over 'Big Brother' School Lunch Monitoring

(Sept. 10) -- Talk about a food fight. Kids chowing down at Sioux City, Iowa, schools could soon see their mealtime choices recorded in a computer database, in a move that's being met with ire from parents upset over what they see as an overzealous effort to "Big Brother" the contents of cafeteria trays. The Healthy Kids...

Opinion: The Challenge of Childhood Obesity

(Feb. 22) -- For many years, educators, nutritionists and researchers have been trying to call attention to the crisis of childhood obesity. And now, with Michelle Obama sounding the clarion call, we finally have a real opportunity to turn the tide on this growing public health threat. But all the acclaim the first lady...