News tagged with nutrition program


Strict school meal standards associated with improved weight status among students

A study suggests that states with stricter school meal nutrition standards were associated with better weight status among students who received free or reduced-price lunches compared with students who did not eat school ...

Pediatrics created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Smarter lunchrooms make lunch choices child's play

In January 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture passed a series of regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious, which included requiring schools to increase whole grain offerings and making students ...

Pediatrics created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Persuading moms to breastfeed: Study examines effects of government nutrition program on choice to use infant formula

One of the federal government's goals in tweaking the content of its food packages for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program was to encourage more new mothers to breastfeed. The changes, which took effect ...

Pediatrics created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With benefits unproven, why do millions of Americans take multivitamins?

(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans take multivitamins and other supplements, but convincing scientific evidence of any true health benefit is lacking, experts say. Now a new study explores why people continue ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For texas man, bariatric surgery led to diabetes-free life

(HealthDay)—Paul Garcia, 54, came from a family that loved to eat. "We always had a lot of food at home, and whenever we ate, it was like a feast," said Garcia.

Diabetes created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental learning paying off

Through the use of the Online Health Program Planner, a tool created by Public Health Ontario, a soon-to-be-implemented peer nutrition education program by and for university students looks to help enhance critical thinking ...

Other created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Creating healthier habits: School meal program reforming to heighten nutritional standards

Schools will resume for many of the nation's youth over the coming weeks and one change parents may notice is healthier meals offered in their children's school meals program.

Health created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Seeing certain foods prompts kids to eat healthier

(Medical Xpress) -- Just because healthful foods are available in school cafeterias doesn't mean children are going to eat them, but in some cases, the very presence of such foods as whole fruit may actually prompt kids to ...

Health created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family focus may help obese kids to succeed in treatment

Parents should be involved in treatment programs for their obese children, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Health created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iowa State study finds health value to children of National School Lunch Program

The federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day, according to its website (http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/). And a recent study by current and former Iowa St ...

Health created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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, ...

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

When chefs move the fruit

Want to double fruit sales in schools? A new Cornell University study shows it is as easy as putting the fruit in a colorful bowl. According to research presented this week at the American Dietetic Association Conference ...

Health created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Eat your fruits and vegetables! Californians seem to be listening

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 objectives, adequate fruit and vegetable consumption is a national public health priority for disease prevention and maintenance ...

Health created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Too close for comfort? Maybe not

People generally worry about who their neighbors are, especially neighbors of our children. If high-fat food and soda are nearby, people will imbibe, and consequently gain weight. Or will they? With students' health at risk, ...

Health created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Losing more than 15 percent of body weight significantly boosts vitamin D levels in overweight women

Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble nutrient, according to a new ...

Overweight and Obesity created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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