Overweight & Obesity
Today's parents less able to spot obesity in their kids, study shows
(HealthDay)—Parents have become less able to realize when their child is overweight or obese, a new study finds.
Aug 25, 2014
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News tagged with child nutrition
Health
Offering healthy foods at high school concession stands
Pep-rallies, the marching band, cheers and chants, and savory, indulgent foods sold at the concession stand are all beloved features of the American high school sports tradition.
Mar 14, 2014
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Health
Intervention in first 1000 days vital to fulfilling childhood potential
Safeguarding the healthy development of the next generation is vital for the long term success of the United Nation's Millennium Development goals. New research in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences highlights the ...
Feb 6, 2014
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Pediatrics
Right amount of fat and protein, key to babies
The early childhood diet and that of the mother during pregnancy determines the health of a child later life. This is the claim that the EU-funded research project Early Nutrition is trying to substantiate by the time it ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Health
School debit accounts lead to less healthy food choices and higher calorie meals
To expedite long lunch lines and enable cleaner accounting, about 80 percent of schools use debit cards or accounts that parents can add money to for cafeteria lunch transactions, write David Just and Brian Wansink, professors ...
Oct 8, 2013
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Health
Qualitative methods used to gather information on young child feeding practices in Benin
Qualitative data were collected in a study on infant and young child feeding in rural Benin in May 2013. This research aimed to improve understanding of complementary feeding practices of young children. It was conducted ...
Sep 12, 2013
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Health
New rules aim to rid US schools of junk foods
(AP)—High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from vending machines and cafeteria lines at all U.S. schools as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items.
Jun 27, 2013
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Health
Global gains in nutrition will require improved nutrition-sensitivity of agriculture, child development
Increasing the coverage of nutrition-specific interventions will not be enough to accelerate reductions in the burden of malnutrition, and the underlying causes of malnutrition—including poverty, food insecurity, poor education ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN aims to end child deaths from diarrhoea, pneumonia
The United Nations launched a plan Friday aimed at all but eradicating childhood deaths from diarrhoea and pneumonia by 2025, in a bid to save the lives of some two million children every year.
Apr 12, 2013
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Health
Stronger support needed for healthy beverage practices in child care
Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a study published by the Yale Rudd Center for ...
Mar 7, 2013
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