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(AA) FROM NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, AND KUT-FM IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, IT'S LATINO USA. I'M ALEX AVILA (AM) and I'm Angela Maldonado.

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(AM) JOIN US AS WE EXAMINE OBESITY IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF NPR'S LATINO USA.

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2WAY - HISPANIC DIETICIAN

Latino USA?s Alex Avila speaks with Culinary Consultant Sylvia Melendez-Klinger about Obesity in the Latino community.

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(AM) THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAY WE LIVE IN A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY: FAST FOODS; MICROWAVE DISHES; MEALS ON THE GO ARE THE NORM.

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(AA) BACK ANNOUNCE: REGISTERED DIETICIAN AND CULINARY CONSULTANT SYLVIA MELENDEZ-KLINGER. WE'LL SPEAK WITH SYLVIA AGAIN LATER IN THE PROGRAM.

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FEAT: MOBILE HEALTH VAN/A. MALDONADO

Latino USA?s Angela Maldonado visits a free mobile health van operating in Central Texas.

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(AM) GOOD HEALTH MAY BE A MATTER OF GOOD EATING AND A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES ACCESS TO DECENT HEALTHCARE.

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(AM) FOR LATINO USA, I?M ANGELA MALDONADO IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

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GROCERY STORE VISIT/CECILIA

Latino USA?s Cecilia Martinez-Avila visits a local grocery store to see the food purchasing habits of Latinos.

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(AA) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT GOOD HEALTH SOUNDS GREAT. UNFORTUNATELY, GETTING PEOPLE TO TURN WHAT THEY KNOW INTO ACTUAL PRACTICE IS A PROBLEM.

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(AM) FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LATINO USA, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT LATINO-USA-ORG. AFTER THE BREAK, WE'LL PEEK INTO A HEALTHY COOKING CLASS. I'M ANGELA MALDONADO (AA) and I'm Alex Avila. (AM) STAY WITH US.

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(AM) YOU'RE LISTENING TO A SPECIAL EDITION OF LATINO USA FROM KUT-RADIO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN.

FEAT: COCINA ALLEGRE/A. AVILA

Latino USA?s Alex Avila takes a healthy cooking class with Spanish-speaking immigrants.

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AS WE'VE LEARNED, IT'S ONE THING TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTHY HABITS, BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING ALTOGETHER TO ACTUALLY PUT THAT KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE.

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(AA) FOR LATINO USA, I?M ALEX AVILA.

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FEAT: YOUTH INTERACTIVE/A. MALDONADO

Latino USA?s Angela Maldonado reports on an after-school healthy exercise program.

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(AM) YOU MAY SIGH AT CHILDREN ENJOYING FAST FOOD OR SWEETS - FOOD THAT YOU PAINSTAKENLY REMOVE FROM YOUR DIET TO PREVENT DIABETES OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL? BUT GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN YOU CAN LOOK AT CHILDREN AND THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH EATING ANYTHING.

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(AM) FOR LATINO USA, I?M ANGELA MALDONADO IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

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(AA) YOU'RE LISTENING TO A SPECIAL EDITION OF NPR'S LATINO USA. I'M ALEX AVILA (AM) and I'm Angela Maldonado.

COPY & TAPE/ ONLINE FOOD GAME

Latino USA?s Alex Avila describes an online food game.

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(AA) EDUCATORS ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET THE WORD OUT TO CHILDREN. AND THE FOLKS AT KAISER PERMANENTE HAVE GONE ONLINE FOR AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH. IT'S A WEB-BASED GAME CALLED, ?THE AMAZING FOOD DETECTIVE.?

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(AA) TO PLAY, GO TO KAISER PERMANENTE - DOT -ORG SLASH AMAZING FOOD DETECTIVE.

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SCHOOL YARD VISIT/CECILIA

Latino USA?s Cecilia Martinez-Avila visits playgrounds to see what parents think about physical activity for their children.

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(AM) WHILE COMPUTER GAMES CAN BE LOTS OF FUN, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING CAN BE BAD. IT USED TO BE THAT PLAYING FOR KIDS MEANT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. RUNNING, JUMPING, CHASING, SWINGING? ALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PLAY.

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FOR LATINO USA, I?M CECILIA MARTINEZ-AVILA.

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2WAY DIETICIAN - DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Latino USA?s Alex Avila speaks with Culinary Consultant Sylvia Melendez-Klinger about dietary supplements and ethnic food.

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(AM) IT'S LITTLE SURPRISE THAT CULTURE IS LINKED WITH DIET. MANY OF THE FOODS WE CONSUME ARE THOSE WE KNOW THROUGH CULTURAL UPBRINGING.

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(AA) SYLVIA MEL?NDEZ-KLINGER IS A REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND FOUNDER OF HISPANIC FOOD COMMUNICATIONS, HINSDALE, IL, A FOOD COMMUNICATIONS AND CULINARY CONSULTING COMPANY.

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(AM) LATINO USA IS A PROJECT OF KUT-RADIO IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. WE'RE DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM.

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(AM) THANKS FOR LISTENING TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF LATINO USA.

THIS IS NPR? NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO.

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