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For Teen, Loneliness, Weight Go Together

From New Hampshire Public Radio | Part of the Tipping the Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire series | 05:41

In Part I of our series, Tipping the Scales, we look at how obesity affected one young man's life -- and how he got a grip on it.

Playing: For Teen, Loneliness, Weight Go Together
From: New Hampshire Public Radio

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We begin our series, Tipping the Scales, with the story of a college student who, as a child, saw his weight growing and growing. Unlike the majority of young adults, he worked his way back to being more healthy and fit. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Elaine Grant reports, what he went through – and what he learned – is useful for us all.

School Lunch Goes Gourmet

From New Hampshire Public Radio | Part of the Tipping the Scales: Examining Obesity in New Hampshire series | 05:34

At this New Hampshire high school, it took a professional chef to get kids to eat healthy food.

Playing: School Lunch Goes Gourmet
From: New Hampshire Public Radio

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Next September, school lunch will be transformed. According to new federal rules, schools will have to serve more fresh fruits and vegetables and less processed, high-fat food. But beans and broccoli are the bane of many kids’ existence. So the question looms: how do you get kids to eat the stuff?

As NHPR’s Elaine Grant reports, Souhegan High School in Amherst may have found the answer.

His name is Chef Jim.