Michelle Obama is gathering hundreds of children at the White House tomorrow to attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records record of the number of people doing jumping jacks at the same time. She's part of a push by National Geographic Kids to get more than 20,000 people around the world to do jumping jacks for one minute at the same time.

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association proposes taking obese children away from their parents until their weight can be brought under control.

Inspired by San Francisco, a new bill before the New York City Council seeks to put dietary restrictions on meals that come with free toys. They better watch out. I'd hate to run into Ronald McDonald in a dark alley.

Breaking! Health food activist Michelle Obama consumed a cheeseburger and french fries today. America's children just got fatter.

California's Santa Clara County passed a law banning toys in food promotions, like those in McDonald's Happy Meals and will sue if the company doesn't comply. McD's says parents should swap fries for apple slices—with caramel dipping sauce.

Today we showed you a vision of your fat fucking kids and you folks responded effusively. Mostly you said funny things about fat kids. Here are some of those funny things!

A Los Angeles-based "production company" is casting for an "obese/overweight toddler" for an afternoon shoot. We hope this is a joke, but we fear it is not.

Students who score higher on physical fitness tests also reliably score higher on math and reading tests, disproving the fat kid's standard "dumb jocks are dumb" defense. Fat kids can still claim to be better at art and cooking. [NYP]