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Improvements in School Nutrition Have Positive Influence on Youth Eating Behaviors
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When schools serve healthier, more nutritious food, students do not compensate by eating more unhealthy food at home, a new Yale University study has found. In addition, the study shows that ...
Results of the third school nutrition dietary assessment study published
Feb 01, 2009 |
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A special Supplement to the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association presents findings from the recently released Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III), conducted by Mat ...
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Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says (w/ Video)
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed.
'Eatin' (not so) good in the neighborhood'
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Living without a car in close proximity to fast food restaurants is associated with excess body mass index and weight gain, according to a University of Pittsburgh study available online and published in the September issue ...
Study shows parents back junk-food ban in schools
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The issues surrounding children being overweight or obese plague society. In fact, the prevalence of these rates has tripled in the past three decades. But the University of Alberta's Paul ...
Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.
Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(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 ...
A matter of taste: Food ads work better if all senses are involved
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Do potato chips taste better if an advertisement describes their crunchy sound? Is popcorn more flavorful if its buttery aroma is also depicted in an ad? Researchers at the University of Michigan say yes.
TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role ...
Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost ...
Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents
Nov 05, 2009 |
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School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco ...
School children could lead the way on sustainability
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. ...
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