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"The Board Room"



This feature length movie reveals some of the deceptive marketing soda companies use to get youth hooked on soda. Teens from Baldwin Park display the power they have to change the industry by taking a stand by uncovering these deceptive tactics and changing their personal behaviors as well.

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Added by Ruben Brambila on June 14, 2010 at 9:53am — 1 Comment

555 pound child gets taken away from mother

Last semester in my government class, we played a mock court case based on a real court case. The court case was presented by Werefedup leader, Adriana Ochoa (she's in my class!). The gist of the case was that a 14 year old boy, Alexander was at 555 pounds and social services believed that his mother, Jerri Gray was performing a child abuse by not performing anything to reduce the weight of her child even when the services gave her the opportunity to do so. They planned to take him away and…

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Added by Kathleen Ann on February 15, 2010 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Should teens be allowed to undergo drastic weight loss surgery?

One of the few surgeons in the United States who will perform bariatric surgery on teens has opened a center catering to that age group amid controversy over whether or not children should take such drastic measures to curb obesity.





http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34762914001?bctid=55473536001





The Rose Medical Center in Denver is one of a small number of… Continue

Added by Anabel Gutierrez on January 15, 2010 at 1:52pm — 3 Comments

Teen Girls * Growing Up Afraid To Eat.

Teen Girls * Growing Up Afraid To Eat.



* Posted by Paul Murphy on January 14, 2010 at 11:37am

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* Growing up afraid to eat



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Growing up afraid to eat

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Teen girls are regularly skipping meals as they hunger to be thin.



According to a poll, 10% of 14 and 15 year olds are routinely skipping two meals a day -- breakfast and… Continue

Added by Paul Murphy on January 15, 2010 at 8:50am — No Comments

DRIVE-THRUS -->>BALDWIN PARK<<--

In 1948, the first In-N-Out Burger was founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park. Harry's idea of a drive-thru hamburger stand where customers could order through a two-way speaker box was quite unique. In that era, it was common to see carhops serving those who wanted to order food from their car. Harry's idea caught on and California's first drive-thru hamburger stand was born.



It was almost three years before a second In-N-Out was opened. By… Continue

Added by Anabel Gutierrez on January 13, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

WereFedUp youth on the Katie Couric show!!

Last week, Youth Leaders from Baldwin Park were interviewed by CBS (as a feature on Obesity for the Katie Couric show) to speak about the work that they have done with obesity prevention in their community. These youth - who are part of Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) and Youth Activism Against Obesity (YAAO) - have worked hard to make their environments healthier for themselves and their families.



Although the feature story edited… Continue

Added by Ruben Brambila on January 12, 2010 at 3:24pm — No Comments

This is what our community is like....

Last week, students from Baldwin Park's "Healthy Teens on The Move" - who are also founding Youth Leaders for Youth Activism Against Obesity's (YAAO) WereFedUp.com online social network - took some pictures and commented about their surroundings. This process helps youth describe their environment and empowers them to consider solutions! This process is called Photovoice.



In the next few months, Baldwin Park youth will be using these photos to influence schools, city leaders, and… Continue

Added by Ruben Brambila on December 21, 2009 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

Sleeping Tummy

I get my sleeping problems from my mom. My mom and I have this tendency that if we're in a stall position we could just shut our eyes and then we're completely knocked out. I think I observed my mom do it so much growing up that I grew immuned to it. So, today after the Youth Activism Against Obesity meeting, Christina (the advisor) and Connie (member) were in the car talking about life as usual. I was explaining to them how I get more sleep than any senior AP student I know of and I find it… Continue

Added by Kathleen Ann on December 9, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Fit teens Could be Smarter Teens!

Latimes.com - December 8, 2009

Fit teens could be smarter teens



Exercise provides a terrific brain boost, as a number of studies have shown. But cardiovascular fitness may trump strength training, according to new research.

The study found that having better cardiovascular health as a teenager was linked to not only higher scores on intelligence tests, but more education and a higher income years down the road.



Researchers from Sweden and USC examined… Continue

Added by Ruben Brambila on December 9, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Kellogg Announces $32.5 Million to Improve Access to Healthy Food, Physical Activity

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, has announced a $32.5 million investment to implement community-driven efforts and national initiatives that improve access to fresh food and physical activity for vulnerable children and their families.



Nine communities will receive initial funding of almost $11 million through the new Food… Continue

Added by Marco on December 2, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Thanksgiving musings on food and culture in our country

This post from the New York Times is pretty beautiful and eye-opening. It's definitely worth checking out.

Added by Maya Hagege on November 30, 2009 at 10:47am — No Comments

Our enviromant says a lot about our phisical apperance

Talking form personal experience i moved from California to Kansas about 3 months ago. Clearwater is a small town with lots of openspace. Children from the ages of 5 years old are all alone on thier bikes and in the park. But most of all obiesity levels are really low. Between the of 10-15 obiesity in boys is 15% and in girls it's 7%. But since its a much smaller state than California there's more money so there are more activities for students to be in. There's cross country, football,… Continue

Added by aLeJaNdRa on November 27, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Food Inc on the Martha Stewart Show and was Tweeting about it on Tweeter!

"Food Inc" was on the Martha Stewart Show last week.





They show a clip from the film of Maria and family at the grocery store.





http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/vegetarian-thanksgiving



it's about 16 minutes in length.







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Martha Stewart Tweets About Food, Inc.… Continue

Added by Belinda on November 23, 2009 at 12:31pm — No Comments

My Before and After

BEFORE( with one month of living a healthier life style)





AFTER( most recent picture)













Growing up as an overweight teenager was one of the most impactful circumstances of my life. By the age of 17, I weighed 200 pounds. I used food to cope with all the difficult events in my life including my parents’ divorce. It seemed as though eating was the only… Continue

Added by Belinda on November 19, 2009 at 5:34pm — 5 Comments

Movie Popcorn is a Fat Bomb!

Would you ever eat three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with Cheese covered in 12 pats of butter? That's the nutritional equivalent of a medium popcorn and soda...

...according to a report released today by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest. Check out the article in the LA Times.… Continue

Added by Javier on November 19, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

"Food, Inc." Makes the Short List for the Oscars!

And the Oscar Goes to...WereFedUp?





Earlier this summer, some of our founding WereFedUp members were featured in the documentary feature film "Food, Inc." , released in theaters across the country. (It's already available for rent, so check it out if you haven't already!)



Today, the… Continue

Added by Javier on November 19, 2009 at 11:32am — 1 Comment

Put something Hot in your stocking

The Kardashian way to beat the holiday eating...

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Added by Rachel on November 18, 2009 at 12:59pm — 2 Comments

Eating healthy

hi! im cheyenne and im 10 and 107.so i started to eat heathly and i've been loseing weight.so its important to eat heathly.








bye,
cheyenne

Added by cheyenne anderson on November 14, 2009 at 9:27am — No Comments

Ending Food Waste: Los Angeles City Passes Ordinance

The city food rescue ordinance passed last Wednesday in City Council 11-0. City departments will now report back on an implementation plan within 60 days. The ordinance will facilitate donations of edible surplus food from city agencies such as the Convention Center and Parks & Recreation to emergency food banks and pantries around the city. In addition, the city will promote the idea of salvaging the tons of perfectly good food thrown in the garbage to businesses, who will hopefully… Continue

Added by Nicola Edwards on November 13, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Why i chose to eat Healthy. . .

Hey everyone my names Anabel and I've been a member on here since Aug. I just wanted to share with you all why I chose to start eating healthy, unfortunally I did'nt eat so healthy before. Well on Dec. 29, 2008 I was in a terrible car accident on the 10 freeway, I was rushed to the emergancy room unfortunally I lost my left kidney had broken ribs as well as other damage organs, almost died twice thru the whole process of the surgey and stayed in the I.C.U for two weeks not knowing… Continue

Added by Anabel Gutierrez on November 12, 2009 at 2:47pm — 4 Comments

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