American Idol winner helps school children fight obesity
Categories: 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!
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They're down to the final two on American Idol, as Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis are the last two singers vying for the Idol crown.
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In a somewhat surprising result, Melinda Doolittle was dropped last week despite many observers considering her to be the best singer left in the competition. As past Idol seasons have shown the best singer doesn't always wear the crown, but Doolittle's career is likely only beginning.
The American Idol performances air Tuesday night on Fox, followed by the season finale results show on Wednesday night, when the next American Idol will be named.
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