Two new headlines caught my eye, and both reflect attempts in school to help kids manage their weight. The first is an effort by New York City to help public school kids shave calories out of their day by switching from whole milk to lower fat milk in the school lunch program. On average that switch out meant 25% fewer calories and 81% less fat from a daily beverage that kids love. Best of all, milk consumption did not decrease because of the difference in taste.
New York schools have...
I opened the Sunday newspaper last week and saw an article about healthy and fun lunch ideas. It sure didn't look like anything those... Read more »
Sarah Palin took a food stance recently, by showing up with dozens of cookies at a school in Pennsylvania, to thwart the efforts of an... Read more »
You just have to monitor the news occasionally to know that physical education (PE) in schools has been cut, minimized, or is severely... Read more »
It really matters what food is available to kids in our nation's schools. Today, because of inadequate standards, too many schools sell... Read more »
My son is starving. No, I'm feeding him, what kind of mother do you think I am? He's starving at school and when he gets home from school.... Read more »
Unhealthy school lunches have been in the news a lot lately, but now a group of retired military officers says they're also a national security... Read more »
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Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a BMI of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is... Read more »
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