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McAttack — critics of Weight Watchers deal wrong, says health consultantWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:25PMIt's too simplistic to say that sales data from McDonald's would reveal the impact of the deal between McDonald's and Weight Watchers on the health of the community, writes Jennifer Doggett .

Reporters' Notebook: Sports organization honors sacrifices made by military, familiesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:08PMReporters' Notebook is a weekly feature in which our staff members share some of the stories behind the news.

McDonald's Now Offers Healthy Happy Meals For KidsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:48PMMore than 100 McDonalds restaurants around the Denver metro area will now be offering healthier happy meals for kids. They're participating in the state health department's Smart Meal program--specifically the Smart Meal for Kids program.

Site Search:Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:08AMJERSEY’S obesity epidemic is costing taxpayers an estimated £7.4 million per year, the Health Department has revealed. More than half of adults in Jersey are now thought to be overweight, with 17 per cent of them classed as obese.

Weight Watchers Approved Meals At McDonaldsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:27PMToday McDonald’s New Zealand became the first McDonald’s market in the world to offer customers Weight Watchers Approved Meals.

Anti-obesity efforts target elementary studentsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:02PMObesogenic is the unflattering descriptor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chose to characterize American society today, and recent studies have shown today’s youth are really in trouble.

I'm not lovin' it! Five-inch wire brush discovered in McDonald's burgerSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 7:17AMBrett Stephens made the dangerous discovery when he bit into his Chicken Legend sandwich which had been bought for him by his mother in Kidderminster.

Michelle Obama to Govs: Get Kids Off the CouchSaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:28PM"There's no place for politics when it comes to fighting childhood obesity," she says. Michelle Obama - United States - Obesity - Health - Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders

Nutrition is focus of upcoming ASU Poly seminarFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:27AMCarol Johnston is a professor and director in the Nutrition Program at the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa. She has a PhD in biological sciences from the University of Texas at Austin. Johnston has been at ASU since 1986. The Nutrition Program, once part of what was called Home Economics, celebrated its 100th year at ASU in 2009.