Health
Supporting healthy habits with school lunches
School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.
Apr 16, 2024
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Immunology
What you need to know about new treatments for children with peanut allergies
For many people peanuts are a healthy snacking option, but for those people with an allergy, peanuts can be a serious, or even deadly, health risk.
Mar 19, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families
School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home.
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
Research sheds light on the healthiest lunch choice at work
A survey conducted in Tokyo, Japan, has found that workers having lunch at company cafeteria or bringing homemade lunch are making nutritionally better choices compared to those who utilize takeout options or restaurants.
Jan 16, 2024
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Health
Q&A: Beat the 'back-to-school blues' with healthy lunches
My kids are heading back to school, but we'll be packing lunches for them this year. I want to make sure I'm sending things that are healthy but also that they like and will eat. Do you have any specific recommendations?
Sep 6, 2023
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Health
Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments
The health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when they could get free fruits and vegetables with a prescription from their doctors and other health professionals.
Aug 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Imagining a recent meal as larger than reality may reduce snacking, study finds
The so-called "meal-recall effect"—remembering a recent meal—can reduce how much food a person will eat later. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have investigated the impact on the meal-recall effect of imagining ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Health
Get your kids involved in preparing a safe and healthy school lunch box
As school starts to go back, the Food Safety Information Council is encouraging parents to get their children involved in preparing their school lunch and learning about food safety.
Jan 23, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic federal programs helped kids in need get access to 1.5 billion meals every month
When schools closed during the first year of the pandemic, an immediate and potentially devastating problem surfaced: How would millions of children in struggling families get the school meals many of them depended on?
Sep 9, 2022
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Health
Tips for healthy school lunches on a budget
As children head back to school, many parents are seeking cost-effective, healthy lunch options. Courtney Cary, senior registered dietitian in the Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of ...
Aug 16, 2022
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