Nearly one-third of children in America are either obese, overweight or at risk. This has been a problem which has been growing over the past 20 years.

If we don't get obesity under control with our children, we are going to continue to have more kids developing heart disease and diabetes,

Increasing fruit and vegetable intake is the most important step Americans can take to make healthy food choices and achieve better health.

Wendy's had the right idea to offer fruit, but knowing the fresh cut fruit business, melons are harder to work with than hardier fruits.

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) used to have responsibility for school lunches and breakfasts, ... They had jurisdiction to compete against vending machines. But much of that was taken away 10 years ago.

Dieting is not the answer. Eating more of the things that are good for us and less of those that are not has always been and will always be a better solution.