Mary Kate Henson Credit: Mark Hancock “Childhood obesity in Oklahoma is on the rise in all areas, but in zip codes with lower incomes, lower accessibility to grocery stores and low walkability, poor health trends are even higher,” said Mary Kate Henson, health promotion specialist at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, which established the “Wellness […]
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Getting dirty
<span style=" “> Brad Gregg The Bedlam Mud Run, a nonprofit event established to raise awareness of childhood obesity, will take place for the first time this year. Hosted by Lemon Tree Nutrition Lounge and Helo Oklahoma, it steps off Saturday at Guthrie’s Lazy E Arena, with a one-mile course for kids and a 5K […]
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An uphill fight
It’s difficult to see everything on a child’s plate, but I think it’s safe to say that at least 90 percent is white. The french fries are more brown or gold, but they started out as white. It does not appear that Wilson Elementary has quite gotten the hang of what constitutes a healthy lunch […]