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Posted on Feb 22nd 2007 2:00PM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Alabama routinely ranks at the top of the nation's list of problem areas when it comes to obesity. Leaders have been taking steps to reverse the dangerous trend, and two years ago passed legislation that removed vending machines and unhealthy foods from school cafeterias and gave children eating school lunches more nutritious choices.
Now Alabama schoolchildren are getting more support -- this time from American Idol winner Ruben Studdard. Studdard -- who's the spokesperson for Scale Back Alabama, a weight-loss campaign -- told students not to be like him and to never forget all the lessons they've learned in talking care of themselves. The singer revealed in December he'd lost 100 pounds, and he told students they didn't want to have to start over getting in shape like he had.
Ruben Studdard's appearance came on the same day that they state announced it's Alabama KidFit Initiative, which will distribute 350,000 KidFit DVDs to school kids in Alabama. Maybe we should all be keeping our eye on Alabama right now, to see if all their hard work pays off!
Now Alabama schoolchildren are getting more support -- this time from American Idol winner Ruben Studdard. Studdard -- who's the spokesperson for Scale Back Alabama, a weight-loss campaign -- told students not to be like him and to never forget all the lessons they've learned in talking care of themselves. The singer revealed in December he'd lost 100 pounds, and he told students they didn't want to have to start over getting in shape like he had.
Ruben Studdard's appearance came on the same day that they state announced it's Alabama KidFit Initiative, which will distribute 350,000 KidFit DVDs to school kids in Alabama. Maybe we should all be keeping our eye on Alabama right now, to see if all their hard work pays off!
