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Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents ...

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School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

(AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Quebec ban on fast-food ads reduced consumption of junk food

With mounting concerns over childhood obesity and its associated health risks in the U.S., would a ban on junk-food advertising aimed at children be more effective than the current voluntary, industry-led ...

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 10

Colorful plates boost a picky eater's appetite

Parents of picky eaters can encourage their children to eat more nutritionally diverse diets by introducing more color to their meals, according to a new Cornell University study. The study finds that colorful food fare is ...

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created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kraft uses Intel technology in vending machine to target customers by age

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a clever mix of technology and marketing, Kraft Foods has teamed up with Intel to create a vending machine, called the iSample, that can dispense free pudding samples to adults only; it’s ...

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created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 27 | with audio podcast report

Study looks at fast-food restaurant response to first limits on free toys with kids' meals

(Medical Xpress) -- Some of the first fast-food restaurants in the nation prohibited from giving free toys with children’s meals that don’t meet nutritional standards reacted by curbing the marketing ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New approach to management of overeating in children

Overeating, whether in children or adults, often takes place even in the absence of hunger, resulting in weight gain and obesity. Current methods to treat such overeating in youth focus on therapies that restrict what kids ...

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity

Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the importance of reaching our children early to form good food habits. However, ...

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created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Halloween doesn't have to be gorge-fest to be fun

Offer apples to trick-or-treaters and risk having your house get egged - maybe even by your own kids.

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created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tips for a healthy, happy Halloween

Ghosts and goblins, vampires and werewolves, haunted houses and hayrides. Though Halloween is all about being scared silly, the shock from stepping on the scale after pilfering through the collected candy could turn your ...

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lice tops seasonal Halloween creepy crawlies

Autumn brings tales of scary delight, but none terrifies parents so much as the note home from school that a case of lice has been detected.

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created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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