some schools are now banning chocolate milk blaming it for attributing to the obesity epidemic in america. here is deborah roberts. reporter: it was once the sunny spot in a kid s dreary day. the wonderful chocolaty taste. reporter: ah, the magic of chocolate milk. that was then, this is now. with close to a third of u.s. kids overweight, nutritionists, parents and even the first lady with her let s move campaign they re good. reporter: are waging a war on childhood obesity. and the latest battle is in school lunch rooms over chocolate milk. as far as i m concerned, chocolate milk is soda in drag. reporter: dietary experts like ann cooper say forget claims about vitamins and calcium. 70% of milk sold in most school cafeterias is flavored and loaded with sugar and fat. it s just like saying, listen, kids don t have enough fruit. they don t like apples, feed them apple pie. reporter: in an effort to reach a truce, some schools are turning to new versions of the old
caution when you read research and read studies that give you these findings. know that you should have a larger sample size, which means more people should be involved and it should be replicated over time. having said that, this particular study makes a great case for breast feeding, because of fact is breast fed children and breast fed infants have virtually no risk of obesity later in life, and so you don t have the risk of obesity for the infant, and mom gets to lose letter baby weight sooner because of breast feeding. so there you go. it s easier said than done. you have so many working moms, and it s hard to do that in addition to raising the kids and also working. so so many moms nowadays depend on formula. well, you re right. i don t want to throw this in the face of moms who have to depend on formula, but, at the same time, if we re talking about the risk of childhood
i ve always talked about balance in this campaign. we re really trying to make some changes, and if you go at a parent and say you can never take your kid to get a burger, you ve lost them because that s not the reality we live in. it s not my reality. so i do talk openly about my obsession with french fries because i want people to understand the changes that we have to make in our lives are not whole scale changes. many of the changes for kids are small things, things like adding fruits and vegetables and getting our kids moving and more water. well, so, how do you keep kids at a healthy weight? we have author of doctor roe s tennessee credits of living health joins me. dr. roe, we have seen a lot of articles about kids and obesity in the last few days. this one caught our attention and sparked attention about childhood obesity being linked
you could actually carry liquids on a plane and not worry about it. a chemistry professor could bring those days back. years ago he created a wine scanner that checks the wine s chemical contents without having to open up the bottle. now he s using the same concept on a scanner that checks liquids for explosive content. it could be ready in about a year. first lady michelle obama s crusade against childhood obesity hits a milestone today. she launched the let s move campaign one year ago and spent many of the past 365 days talking to mayors, governors, food manufacturers, schools, parents, kids, in an effort to fight one frightening statistic. the without says 1 in 3 american kids is overweight or obese. mrs. obama says the let s move campaign isn t just about food. it s about learning a new life-style.
jp morgan chase says its working to fix it, and the relief act caps the interest rates to active members is a 6% annual rate. the newest medal of honor recipient salvatore guinta is planning to leave the army in june. he is going to take advantage of the gi bill. he served two tours in afghanistan and was awarded the medal of honor in november. he is the only living medal of honor recipient from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. that comes with perks, including an $1,100 retirement for life and an invitation to every inauguration and inauguration party. it has been a year since the first lady declared war on childhood obesity. we have body scans at the