Schools Found Improving on Nutrition and Fitness
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The nationâs schools have made âconsiderable improvementsâ in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.
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NEW YORK  - Participating in physical activities in and out of school more than two times a week protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults, according to new research.
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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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There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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Mike Baker considers what has driven improvement in England's specialist secondary schools.
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The Ofsted chief says specialist schools are showing "significant improvements", compared to other schools.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet GCSE targets but things are improving.
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Columbia joined the growing number of universities that are improving financial aid for low- and middle-income students.
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Having a nutrition coach  actively coach families on how to make healthy changes in their  diet appears to help parents and their children improve their  nutritional intake, researchers found.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDayNews)  Exercise-intervention programs can help boost physical activity in children, says a study by researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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US eighth-graders improved their test scores in science and math during the past eight years while fourth-graders&#39; performance dropped, a study of students in 46 countries shows.
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In addition to improved fitness levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in overweight children and adolescents, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they&#39;re overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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Elementary and middle-school students are making significant improvements in math skills, while their gains in reading are more modest, according to national test results.
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Driving children to school is not to blame for falling levels of exercise in young children, say researchers.