Dr. Dwayne C. Proctor
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September 21, 2012
As a dad and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Childhood Obesity team, I’m pleased to introduce the dad bloggers of the MomsRising "Making the School Day Healthier" blog carnival. Childhood obesity is a serious issue in our country. With approximately 23 million children and adolescents in the U.S. -- nearly one in three young people -- either obese or overweight, our kids are at higher risk for serious, even life-threatening health problems, putting them and their futures at risk. And that’s why I’m so glad all our kids will now have access to more fruits, vegetables and whole...
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September 12, 2012
Like many parents, I’m excited that the 2012-2013 school-year has begun—the kids may already be grumbling about homework, but we parents know that while summertime can be good fun for the family, it can also be exhausting. I’m even more excited that my kids will have access healthier and more nutritious foods at school this year, as I know the facts about childhood obesity. Since the time I attended elementary school in Washington, DC, rates of childhood obesity have more than quadrupled in children and more than tripled in adolescents. This fact puts our kids at risk for a host of diseases...
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