Study finds soft drinks present in the home drive up consumption in school children
(Medical Xpress)—Primary and secondary school students are five times as likely to be high consumers of sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soft drinks, if these drinks are available in their homes, according to a University ...
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Mar 18, 2013 |
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FDA head says menu labeling 'thorny' issue
(AP)—Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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Chips, sodas out, healthier fare in with new school snack rules
(HealthDay)—The days when U.S. children can get themselves a sugary soda or a chocolate bar from a school vending machine may be numbered, if newly proposed government rules take effect. ...
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Feb 04, 2013 |
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New rules aim to get rid of junk foods in schools
Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools.
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Feb 02, 2013 |
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Rules would make school snacks healthier
(AP)—The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus.
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Feb 01, 2013 |
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FDA won't regulate Pa. birth control machine
(AP)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration won't take any regulatory action over a vending machine at a Pennsylvania college that dispenses the morning-after pill.
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Jan 26, 2013 |
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New York City hospitals cracking down on junk food (Update)
(AP)—People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can't smoke. In a few months from now, they can't have a supersized fast-food soda. And soon, they won't even be able ...
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Sep 24, 2012 |
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Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displays
(AP)—A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company.
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Sep 14, 2012 |
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Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids' obesity
U.S. laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off.
Overweight and Obesity
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Sugary sports drinks plentiful at U.S. schools: study
(HealthDay) -- Although fewer middle and high schools in the United States make sugary sodas available to students today, other sweet beverages, particularly sports drinks, are still widely available, according ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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Germs lurk in office kitchens, break rooms
(HealthDay) -- Office kitchens and break rooms are germ "hotspots," and sink and microwave handles in these areas are the dirtiest surfaces touched by office workers on a daily basis, according to a new study.
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May 23, 2012 |
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Heart healthy lessons plus better food offerings lower heart disease risk factors in sixth-graders
Sixth-graders taking part in a 10-week program that included interactive lessons to get heart smart coupled with healthier food and beverage options in the cafeteria and vending machines had marked reductions across all cardiovascular ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Hopeful consumers choose fruit, happy consumers choose candy bars
Many people fall victim to emotional eating, but it doesn't happen only when they're feeling bad, according to researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
(AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Survey of elementary school student access to food in vending machines, snack bars, other venues
About half of all public and private elementary school students could buy food in one or more competitive venues on campus (vending machines, school stores, snack bars or a la carte lines) by the 2009-2010 school year and ...
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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