<p>In this Sept. 20, 2011 photo, Nancy Henderson, home economic coordinator for the fresh fruit and vegetables program, works with the students at Northeast Elementary Magnet, in Danville, Ill. The curriculum at the public school is focused on health and wellness, and families have to sign a contract agreeing to abide by that. School lunches are low-fat or no-fat, with fresh fruit or veggies every day, and no dessert. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)</p>
October 19, 2011
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Gold-medal school fights obesity
DANVILLE, Ill. - Five-year-olds dance hip-hop to the alphabet. Third-graders learn math by twisting into geometric shapes, fifth-graders by calculating calories. And everyone goes to the gym - every day.