Fewer sodas in school, industry says
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School vending machines are stocked with fewer high-calorie soft drinks today because some states have banned the sale of sodas on campus and the beverage industry is phasing in healthier drinks, according to an industry report.
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The slight declines occurred as the number of high school students taking the standardized exam grew larger.
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Science & environment: Less M&S food packaging can be recycled than any of its main rivals, a new report shows.
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Fewer high school students were having sex and more were using condoms in 2005, according to the latest government report on the well-being of the nationâs children.
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A U.S. 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 that overweight Americans eat  less sugar.
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Once a cupcake wasn't something to think about. It was just what your mom brought to school for your birthday. But this year, as schools across the country begin enforcing new federally mandated "wellness policies," many are banning the little treats. And parents are fighting back.
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MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Added sugar displaces healthy foods in the diets of American preschool children, says a Penn State study.
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the latest in a trend toward clearer nutrition labeling.
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Educators and health officials have stepped up their fight against obesity in US schools by trying to replace greasy fast food with healthy meals, and are seeing small but encouraging results.
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Despite the anti-alcohol warnings and campaigns targeting college campuses, students still find ways to drink and they've developed ways to drink safely, researchers reported Friday.
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Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.
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Some 600 primary schools across Thailand have vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom in an effort to curb soaring child obesity rates in the kingdom.
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Germany and beer go together like Porsches and the autobahn, but health-conscious residents are turning from the country's traditional beverage in favor of juices and bottled water, sending suds sales down to the lowest levels in 15 years.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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Some of America's largest food and drink companies, such as Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills Inc., will adopt stricter controls on advertising aimed at children under 12, according to media reports on Wednesday.
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By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.    Schools need to be more active in teaching heart-healthy behavior and they should offer more physical education and healthful meals, a new American Heart Association statement urges...
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Children who drink plenty of apple juice may be less likely to develop asthma symptoms, say scientists.