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by Cynthia Gordy onMay 1, 2012
From menu changes to bike-friendly cities, The Root measures the outcomes of Michelle Obama's campaign.
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by Lynette Holloway onApril 19, 2012
Rising childhood-obesity rates spur officials to restore physical education.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 13, 2012
The somber PSAs featuring mostly black kids are intentionally not sugarcoated.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onJanuary 3, 2012
An ad campaign in Georgia has many critics shaking their heads.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 16, 2011
A win for frozen-pizza makers; a loss for kids.
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by Nsenga Burton onJuly 14, 2011
They believe in some cases that it is in the best interest of the child.
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December 17, 2010
What about personal responsibility? What about self control?
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December 16, 2010
So, how much weight can these teens lose in, say, three months? The bar is set at 100 pounds.
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September 24, 2010
Black girls ... dressed in blouses so tight every roll of fat appears shrink-wrapped in cotton-poly.
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September 22, 2010
Teens set trends, and this is a scary one.
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