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The 9 Kids Challenge is on! NewsChannel 9 WSYR and SUNY Upstate Medical University are committed to fighting childhood obesity here in Central New York.

Today, about 25 million American kids are over-weight or at-risk. That’s nearly one in three children. And overweight kids are at risk of becoming overweight adults. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As a community, we can do something about it.

We’ll show you ways your whole family can eat better, exercise more, and have fun along the way… on all of our newscasts, on “The Family Healthcast” with Carrie Lazarus, and every Tuesday morning on “Bridge Street.” And keep your eye on 9wsyr.com for continuing updates.

We’re committed to a healthier lifestyle for all of Central New York.

Come on, Kids, GET MOVING!


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9 Kids Challenge Videos
BRIDGE STREET: Getting Kids To Eat Well. 5/13/08
Joan Rogus from the Onondaga County Health Department is here with some helpful hints.



Latest News

Check out the latest information on exercise and nutrition from our "9 Kids Challenge" experts, led by performance specialist Joel Brown of Training Champions Institute. The lessons they share with our team of champions can help you and your family live a healthier lifestyle, too!
It's More than the Scale
Over the course of the "9 Kids Challenge," we've helped our team of children to modify behaviors surrounding food and exercise and made changes that were necessary in the households of the families involved. But one thing was apparent as the group showed up for weigh-ins two Saturdays ago; they had a strong emotional attachment to “The Scale.”

Training Champions Institute is a youth training facility, committed to helping boys and girls reach their highest athletic potential through the use of leading-edge mental and physical technologies. They are on Basile Rowe in East Syracuse. Their phone number is 414-0555. Check out their website at www.trainingchampions.com/.

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Ask a question of SUNY Upstate Medical University. One of the trained staff from Upstate's "Health Connections" will answer your questions. We will post some of the answers here on a weekly basis.
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Programs for Teens
Cynthia from DeWitt asks "Are there any groups that an overweight teen can join that are not overly expensive?"
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