NYC seeks to ban food stamp recipients from spending them on soda, other sugary drinks

NY seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buys

San Francisco targets McDonald’s over toys in Happy Meals in latest aggressive health measure

San Francisco considers banning Happy Meals toys

Child nutrition bill, priority for first lady, stalls as Democrats protest food stamp cuts

Child nutrition bill stalls in House

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama’s campaign for healthier school lunches has stalled in Congress after anti-hunger groups and more than 100 Democrats protested the use of food stamp dollars to pay for it.

American Beverage Association spends $3.95 million lobbying gov’t in 2Q on soda tax, nutrition

Beverage group spent $3.95 million on 2Q lobbying

Senate passes legislation to make school lunches healthier, feed more low-income children

Michelle Obama urges Congress to pass legislation on nutrition in school meals

House panel moves forward with first lady’s effort to make school lunches healthier

House bill would make school lunches healthier

Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius promotes anti-childhood obesity plan to mayors

Sebelius stumps for anti-childhood obesity plan

More schoolchildren are getting dinner from Uncle Sam as USDA after-school program expands

For more children, dinner is coming from Uncle Sam

Obama adviser Axelrod says president and pastry chef had to ’separate’ over pie binge

Congress moves to feed more school children, takes aim at unhealthy school lunches

Congress takes aim at unhealthy school lunches

Former President Bill Clinton is home with Secretary Clinton after NYC heart procedure

Government has pushed fitness efforts even as childhood obesity has climbed

First lady meets with members of Congress, Cabinet on national campaign to fight child obesity

Raise a glass of diet soda: US obesity rate appears to be flat, but still very high

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