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Occasionally CERU posts topical material originally published elsewhere.

HHS Announces Revised Medicare Obesity Coverage Policy: Policy Opens Door to Coverage Based on Evidence

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July 15, 2004

Agency for Blind's Vending Pacts Under Review by Attorney General

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July 8, 2004

Education for Sale! The Commodification of Everything?

Resource Document

Stephen Ball

June 17, 2004

Cokes, Canoes and Politics

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June 10, 2004

California PTA Stands Up for Healthy School Food

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June 9, 2004

Are Nutrient Standards for Competitive Foods Feasible?

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June 9, 2004

Food Advertising and Marketing to Children and Youth: Do They Influence Unhealthy Food Purchases?

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June 9, 2004

Food Fundraising at School

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June 9, 2004

Is Physical Activity by Itself the Answer?

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June 9, 2004

California Project LEAN Announces a New Resource for Communities and Schools Taking Action

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June 2, 2004

The School as a Contributing Factor to Adolescent Obesity

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June 1, 2004

Big Man on Campus at S.F. Schools Alters the Way Children Eat – and They Like It

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May 23, 2004

Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health

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May 22, 2004

Two New Studies Offer Clues about Obesity, Food Addiction

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May 6, 2004

The Junk Food Generation: A Multi-Country Survey of the Influence of Television Advertisements on Children

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May 1, 2004

Harkin Pushes Comprehensive Wellness Initiative to Fight Chronic Disease, Obesity

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May 1, 2004

Schools Cutting Soda Lower Obesity

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April 22, 2004

Legal Experts Predict New Rounds in Food Fight

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April 6, 2004

Consumption of High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Beverages May Play a Role in the Epidemic of Obesity

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April 1, 2004

A Citizens Guide to Adopting Commercial-Free School Board Policies in Your Community

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March 31, 2004

Statement on Junk Food Marketing to Children

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March 9, 2004

Corporate Sponsorship in B.C. Public Schools: An Exploratory Study

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March 1, 2004

The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity

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February 20, 2004

Junk Food Off the Menu in San Francisco Schools

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February 1, 2004

The Sweet and Lowdown on Sugar

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January 23, 2004

U.S. Welcomes U.N. Anti-Obesity Plan

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January 22, 2004

Philadelphia to Ban Soda From Its Schools

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January 15, 2004

Vending Machines Removal Draws Local Attention

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January 6, 2004

Ontario Says More Than Just Soft Drinks Have to be Banned From Schools

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January 6, 2004

Doctors Fight Soft Drinks

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January 5, 2004

Schools Get Big Bucks in Soda Deals

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January 4, 2004

Marketing Food to Children: The Global Regulatory Environment

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January 1, 2004

No Soda Allowed in School Machines

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January 1, 2004

A Well-Rounded Education

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January 1, 2004

Coca-Cola to Cut its Branding in Schools

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December 23, 2003

Policies Support Obesity

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December 8, 2003

Parents, Teachers Support School Anti-Obesity Measures Nationwide

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December 5, 2003

Aurora Boy Forces Cola Deal into Open

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November 12, 2003

School Foods Toolkit

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November 1, 2003

CPSI Hits Marketing Junk Food to Kids

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November 1, 2003

Food and Beverage Industry Marketing Practices Aimed at Children: Developing Strategies for Preventing Obesity and Diabetes

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November 1, 2003

Round Rock ISD Looks to Sell Stadium Name

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October 30, 2003

Sale of Junk Food at School Banned

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October 29, 2003

San Francisco Schools Set New Healthy Food Standards

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October 10, 2003

Trust is Elusive in Soda Battle as Industry-Funded Experts Testify

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September 16, 2003

Who is Responsible for Obesity Epidemic in our Children?

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September 15, 2003

Kick Candy to Curb

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September 12, 2003

Soda Ban Prompts Some Schools to Create Healthier Menu Choices

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August 30, 2003

Rising Obesity in Children Prompts Call to Action

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August 26, 2003

Banishing Junk Food

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August 24, 2003

In Arkansas, Schools Plan to Score Children's Weight

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August 20, 2003

District's Vending Machine Contracts Increasingly Under Fire

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August 12, 2003

Risk Syndrome Found in Overweight Teens

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August 12, 2003

Texas Latest to Ban Sodas in Schools – Investigating "Cokes for Kickbacks" Contracts

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August 8, 2003

Souring on Sweeteners

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August 6, 2003

State Becomes Sour on Sweets in School

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August 5, 2003

Health Lobby Aims to Burst School Drink Vending Bubble

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August 5, 2003

If You Pitch It, They Will Eat

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August 3, 2003

Stadium Name Game Pops Up in Sumner

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August 1, 2003

BBC Unit Puts Kid Characters on Promo Diet

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July 29, 2003

Addicted Schools: Dependence on Soda Money is a Shame

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July 27, 2003

Children Are Getting Fatter, U.S. Finds

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July 22, 2003

The Gorge-Yourself Environment

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July 22, 2003

Legal Action From Parents Over Fast Food in Schools 'Not Far Off'

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July 20, 2003

Seattle School Board Targeted for Soda Pact

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July 19, 2003

Seattle School Board Extends Coke Vending Contract

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July 18, 2003

School Board Limits Soft Drinks for Middle-Schoolers

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July 18, 2003

Welcome to (Company Name Here) High™

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July 16, 2003

McD's at Turning Point, Could Disappear or Become Relic

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July 16, 2003

Obesity Woes Eating at Fast Food Chains

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July 15, 2003

School Vending Machines Losing Favor

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July 14, 2003

Junk Food Out, Profits in at San Francisco Middle School

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July 13, 2003

Advocates Push For More Healthy Foods in Schools, They Cheered the Move Against Soda in Philadelphia

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July 10, 2003

Disservice to Kids: Assembly Panel Chokes on Soft Drink Bill

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July 10, 2003

Vallas Has the Right Idea in Expelling Soda and Snacks from School Buildings

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July 10, 2003

Fat: The Next Tobacco

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July 5, 2003

CA School Soda Ban Advances

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July 2, 2003

Seattle School Board Warned That Soda Contract Could Mean Lawsuits

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July 2, 2003

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003

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July 1, 2003

Under Fire, Fast Food Giants Switch to Healthier Fare

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July 1, 2003

School Board Faces Potential Legal Challenge on Coke Contract

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July 1, 2003

Anti-Obesity Attorneys Threaten Seattle School Board

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June 30, 2003

One School's Victory

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June 29, 2003

Folsom High: Fundraising vs. Nutrition

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June 29, 2003

Fast Food is King at Arroyo High

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June 29, 2003

Seattle Schools Urged to End Deal with Coca-Cola

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June 27, 2003

Commercial Alert's Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for States, Municipalities, and School Boards

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June 27, 2003

Food Companies Use Humor in Defense of Ads

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June 27, 2003

New York City Schools Cut Down on Fat and Sweets in Menus

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June 25, 2003

Fat is an Economic Issue! Combating Chronic Diseases in Europe

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June 20, 2003

1 in 3 Americans Born in 2000 Will Develop Diabetes

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June 15, 2003

Wean the Schools from the Soda Habit

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May 19, 2003

Fast-Food Profits Tempt Schools

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May 19, 2003

School Groups' Ties to Soda Industry

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May 19, 2003

An Official Soft Drink for Phoenix?

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May 18, 2003

Mass. May Sell Naming Rights for its Parks to Corporations

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May 18, 2003

When Fundraising Threatens Kids' Health

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May 8, 2003

School Lunch Program: Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating

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May 1, 2003

National Medical Spending Attributable to Overweight and Obesity: How Much, and Who's Paying?

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April 19, 2003

Potato Chips, Cola, and Sweets, Oh My!

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April 15, 2003