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Lifestyle
Should We Have Legal Protection Against Fat Discrimination?
Two sociologists make a compelling case for eradicating fat stigma. Even with legal protection, it's going to be a formidable task.
Lifestyle
Obesity Is Up Again, But Is It "Leveling Off"?
A new report suggest that one in four Americans is obese. But that could slowly be changing—for the better.
Education
Michelle Obama and Beyoncé Get Kids Dancing at 600 Schools
Yes, our First Lady can "teach you how to Dougie."
Lifestyle
Map: Do You Live in a Food Desert?
Calling all cartographers! Using the USDA's data, you can map the connection between farmers' markets and food deserts in your neighborhood.
Lifestyle
Fighting Childhood Obesity Through "5-2-1-0 a Day"
Quantifying the fight against childhood obesity.
Education
Beyoncé's Killing It with These "Let's Move" Videos
Check out Beyoncé's new video for the Let's Move campaign against childhood obesity. It's really fun.
Lifestyle
Jamie Oliver Still Isn't Offering Real Solutions, But Maybe That's Fine
The new season of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution probably won't offer any practical solutions to childhood obesity. But maybe it only needs to be fun.
Lifestyle
Dietary Supplements: Chef-Designed Shoes and Aerosolized Excrement
We visit Chicago, Orlando, and Delhi, India, in today's daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Enjoy!
Lifestyle
Dietary Supplements: Monday, February 7
Dietary Supplements is a daily roundup of what we're reading at GOOD Food HQ. Today we're serving cheese, more cheese, and carnivorous clocks. Enjoy!
Lifestyle
What the New Look Food Labels Lack: Graphical Integrity
Food manufacturers make the push for new labels, but chances are they won't be around for very long.
Lifestyle
Taste of Tech: Tangled Webs of Health, Purity, and Processed Food
Walmart's Nutrition Charter is nothing new; industrial food has jumped on food system reforms before, with complicated results.
Education
Why the School Lunch Bill Is a Historic Victory
One of the last victories to be secured by the Democratic Congress, the school food bill increases the quality of school food we serve to kids.
Design
GOOD Design Daily: 17 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Food
IDEO's problem-solving platform OpenIDEO publishes the findings from its first challenge: Jamie Oliver's quest to introduce kids to healthy eating.
Education
USDA School-lunch Contest's Glaring Omission? Meat
The USDA has launched a school-lunch contest and beef industry is none too happy about it. Should the call for recipes have included lean meats?
Lifestyle
Project: Create an Infographic About Childhood Obesity, Submissions
Our latest infographic contest asked you to create an infographic about childhood obesity, in partnership with the Let's Move! Initiative. We've...
Education
Would We Rather Our Kids Smoke Than Be Fat?
In the battle between bonbons and tobacco, anti-obesity is the new anti-smoking, insofar as teens and public health campaigns are concerned. The...
Cities
Could Urban Planning Reduce Childhood Obesity?
In the 19th and 20th century architects, urban thinkers and landscape architects like Fredrick Law Olmsted designed our cities and neighborhoods...
Lifestyle
Reform School Lunch Before It Reforms Our Waistlines
Michelle Obama wants to end childhood obesity. Let's start by looking at school lunches. In a public school somewhere, Mrs. Q is eating lunch....
