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Darden Restaurants Make the Change

by Lisa Gable | September 19, 2011 at 2:49 pm | Leave a comment

By now you may have heard the great news that Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant company and owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants, has vowed to reduce calories and sodium in their meals and provide greater variety on its children’s menus. During the press conference last Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama praised Darden for this “breakthrough moment” and doing something to fight obesity that no restaurant

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 05:  Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club on October 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The news conference was held to announce the launch of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, an effort by various food and drink companies try to help reduce obesity.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Head of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Recognized by Forbes for Role in Fight Against Childhood Obesity

by Lisa Gable | August 30, 2011 at 11:54 pm | Leave a comment

Congratulations to Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWFJ), for being recognized on Forbes’ list of The World’s Most Powerful Black Women for her leadership in the fight against childhood obesity.  RWJF is the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans.  We applaud Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey’s dedication to helping all children and families eat well and move

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Together Counts: Where Healthy Habits Mean an Active, Healthy Lifestyle

by Lisa Gable | August 18, 2011 at 4:31 pm | 1 Comment

On behalf of the Together Counts™ team and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, I want to welcome you to a fresh resource about living a balanced life, from people like you and families like yours. We’re starting with the personal stories of the folks working behind the scenes to bring families together through activities and mealtimes. In the coming weeks you’ll be hearing from our ambassadors- people facing challenges that

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