School nutrition: A kid's right to choose - Victoria Times Colonist

School nutrition: A kid's right to choose
Victoria Times Colonist
By David R. Just and Brian Wansink Last fall, Los Angeles took a hard line on school nutrition. In an attempt to mold better eating habits in kids, the Los Angeles Unified School District eliminated flavored milk, chicken nuggets and other longtime ...

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Junk foods widely available at elementary schools - USA TODAY


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Junk foods widely available at elementary schools
USA TODAY
The study focused on snacks not sold during mealtimes, which until recently weren't subject to government nutrition standards. Schools most likely to sell chips, cookies or similar foods were in the South, where obesity rates are the highest; ...
All-Day Buffet in Elementary Schools? dailyRx

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Walmart to label healthier food as "Great For You" - Reuters


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Walmart to label healthier food as "Great For You"
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The icon comes just over a year after Walmart, the main US arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, said that it would look for ways to improve the nutritional value of the food it sells and make healthier fare less expensive. Walmart is the largest seller of food ...
Walmart Unveils "Great For You" Icon MarketWatch (press release)
Walmart to highlight healthy foods Financial Times
Walmart Unveils “Great For You” Icon EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

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Gwyneth Paltrow's Harper's Bazaar Cover Delves Into Fitness, Nutrition, Her ... - Huffington Post

Gwyneth Paltrow's Harper's Bazaar Cover Delves Into Fitness, Nutrition, Her ...
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While HuffPost Style has been appreciating Harper's Bazaar's new look with cover girl Gwyneth Paltrow, we couldn't help but notice her attitude toward fitness and nutrition. The movie star has restyled herself as a lifestyle and wellness guru with her ...

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Nutrition: Low-Protein Diet May Cost Lean Body Mass - New York Times

Nutrition: Low-Protein Diet May Cost Lean Body Mass
New York Times
People consuming excess calories on a low-protein diet may gain less weight than others, a new study reports, but they do so at a cost: the loss of lean body mass. In a controlled experiment published in the Jan. 4 issue of The Journal of the American ...

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On Nutrition Terminology review - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

On Nutrition Terminology review
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
With the Super Bowl still fresh in our minds and other upcoming events, it may be helpful to review some key terminology relating to these affairs ... nutrition-related of course: Couch potato: An immovable body known to lie prone on furniture for long ...

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Cancer and nutrition: What you need to know - WKBT La Crosse

Cancer and nutrition: What you need to know
WKBT La Crosse
says Dr. Pankaj Vashi, gastroenterologist and national clinical director of gastroenterology/nutrition and metabolic support for Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). "The consequences of poor nutrition are alarming: Malnourished patients have ...

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Semper Fit Offers Nutrition Tips to Marines - Military.com

Semper Fit Offers Nutrition Tips to Marines
Military.com
More than 30 Marines learned the benefits of a healthy diet in Nutrition 101, a class held monthly at Camp Pendleton's Paige Fieldhouse, Jan. 31. “Our goal is for Marines to understand and apply the fundamentals of a healthy diet by bringing awareness ...

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Efforts to provide nutritious school lunches face challenges - Washington Post

Efforts to provide nutritious school lunches face challenges
Washington Post
I noticed, then, when the many optimistic stories about the Agriculture Department's new school meal nutrition standards — based on the assumption that teenagers will happily pile more fruits, veggies and whole grains on their plates — were undercut ...
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New federal guidelines for school lunch aim to improve nutrition - Herald Zeitung

New federal guidelines for school lunch aim to improve nutrition
Herald Zeitung
The new meal requirements, they said, will raise standards for the first time in more than 15 years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million children each school day. This content is available to Herald-Zeitung subscribers only!

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