News tagged with school nutrition


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

Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches

(AP) -- Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do?

Health created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

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

High salt intake linked to social inequalities

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off, irrespective of where they live, states a paper led by Warwick Medical School published on Tuesday in the BMJ Open journal .

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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