S.C. Report Addresses School Nutrition
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A task force formed by South Carolina's superintendent of education released a report Friday to help school districts craft policies on student nutrition and physical activity that can trim growing numbers of overweight children.
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New York  - Among teens in one Los Angles  public school, 60 percent reported dieting at some point in  their lives -- primarily before the age of 14 -- and many said  they skipped meals or vomited to control their weight.
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A US panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending
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Government seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking classes compulsory at schools
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A nutritional guide spells out what elite - and amateur athletes need to eat.
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A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher.
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A report released last month by the Centers for Disease Control makes for some pretty heavy reading -literally. The report, &quot;Mean Body Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index, United States 1960-2002,&quot; found that
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School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
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A Chinese study has found that children  from wealthy families are more likely to suffer bad nutrition  than those from low-income homes, partly because they eat more  fast food, state media said on Friday.
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A panel of nutrition experts  proposed new U.S. dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge  a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short  of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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PITTSBURGH - An expansion of a federal pilot program that provides schools with funding for fruits and vegetables might help students get as enthusiastic about brussels sprouts and broccoli as they are about pizza and ice cream, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Thursday...
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Loudoun County's school cafeteria food is about to get a closer inspection from parents this year, as the school system publishes ingredients for every item on the menu.
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The city's public school district will use a grant funded through the No Child Left Behind Act to help students become healthier and fight obesity.
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New research at a Teesside school aims to find out if pupils' performances can be improved by eating fish oil.
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A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- It's no secret that American kids eat too much. Now, a new study provides some specific numbers that could help fight the obesity epidemic.
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Beaufort County School District officials think all county schools that receive federal money based on the number of low-income students enrolled will meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act this year.