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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Columbia joined the growing number of universities that are improving financial aid for low- and middle-income students.
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Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
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Pupils in England will learn more about how food is grown and how it reaches the consumer in a new  scheme.
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Incorporating short, weekly sessions on healthy living and social pressures into sports training appears to help young girls fight impulses to diet excessively
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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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Elementary and middle schoolers posted solid gains in math and more modest improvements in reading in national test results released Tuesday.
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Expanding waistlines are squeezing the bottom line of the nation's schools, as poor eating and exercise subtly strip money from education, a new study suggests.
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A multi-component health  promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among  12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows.
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NEW YORK  - A new computer program rates  snack foods according to their nutritional components, enabling  kids to make healthier choices from school vending machines,  according to researchers.
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Driving children to school is not to blame for falling levels of exercise in young children, say researchers.
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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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NEW YORK  - 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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A new report suggests a simple strategy for combating obesity among young girls -- increasing their gym time.
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Recommendations for schools from Action for Healthy Kids, a coalition of private and government agencies:
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Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity.
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Some preschools encourage more physical activity than others, and all have a strong influence on how active students are in their daily lives, new research reports.