Health
America's poorest children won't get nutritious meals with school cafeterias closed due to the coronavirus
Schools aren't only places where kids learn. They are also places where kids eat.
Mar 13, 2020
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News tagged with kids meals
Psychology & Psychiatry
Parent who listens can help kids thrive despite trauma
(HealthDay)—Heartfelt talks between parent and child are essential to help kids overcome tough times and do their best at school, a new study says.
Jul 9, 2019
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Health
Getting kids in the habit of healthy eating
(HealthDay)—Want to help your kids make healthy food choices when you're not with them? Make every meal at home a lesson in good nutrition.
Jun 28, 2017
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Health
'Happy Meals' bill could improve healthfulness of fast food meals for kids in NYC
A bill to improve the nutritional value of fast food restaurant meals marketed to children—like McDonald's Happy Meals—could have a wide enough impact to reduce calories, fat, and sodium, according to a new study led ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Health
Beyond chicken fingers & fries: New evidence in favor of healthier kids' menus
Contrary to popular belief, more healthy kids' meals were ordered after a regional restaurant chain added more healthy options to its kids' menu and removed soda and fries, researchers from ChildObesity180 at Tufts University ...
May 1, 2015
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Pediatrics
Fast food giants' ads for healthier kids meals don't send the right message
Fast food giants attempts at depicting healthier kids' meals frequently goes unnoticed by children ages 3 to 7 years old according to a new study by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. In research published on ...
Mar 31, 2014
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Health
What preschoolers know about healthy eating
When you hand a preschooler a donut, does she know it's junk food? The answer is yes, says University of Michigan researcher Kristen Harrison.
Nov 13, 2013
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Health
Fast food companies still target kids with marketing for unhealthy products
(Medical Xpress)—In 2012 the fast food industry spent $4.6 billion to advertise mostly unhealthy products, and children and teens remained key audiences for that advertising, according to a new report by the Yale Rudd Center ...
Nov 5, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Frequent eating in kids tied to less weight gain
(HealthDay)—In what may seem a surprising finding, kids in a new study who ate more often over the course of a day were less likely to be overweight than their peers who ate the traditional three squares.
Apr 8, 2013
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