Health
Supporting healthy habits with school lunches
School lunches have come a long way from square pizza and fish sticks, and students across the board are benefiting from improved nutritional standards in the cafeteria.
Apr 16, 2024
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Immunology
What you need to know about new treatments for children with peanut allergies
For many people peanuts are a healthy snacking option, but for those people with an allergy, peanuts can be a serious, or even deadly, health risk.
Mar 19, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families
School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home.
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments
The health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when they could get free fruits and vegetables with a prescription from their doctors and other health professionals.
Aug 30, 2023
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Health
Get your kids involved in preparing a safe and healthy school lunch box
As school starts to go back, the Food Safety Information Council is encouraging parents to get their children involved in preparing their school lunch and learning about food safety.
Jan 23, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic federal programs helped kids in need get access to 1.5 billion meals every month
When schools closed during the first year of the pandemic, an immediate and potentially devastating problem surfaced: How would millions of children in struggling families get the school meals many of them depended on?
Sep 9, 2022
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Health
Tips for healthy school lunches on a budget
As children head back to school, many parents are seeking cost-effective, healthy lunch options. Courtney Cary, senior registered dietitian in the Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Baylor College of ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Pediatrics
What's new this year for school lunches?
In the past, school cafeterias might have served as a source for more punchlines than nutrition. But lunch is a more dynamic and, these days, healthy part of students' lives than many people realize.
Aug 9, 2022
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Health
Ultra-processed foods make up almost two-thirds of Britain's school meals
British primary and secondary schoolchildren are getting the majority of their lunchtime calories from 'ultra-processed' foods, according to a study led by researchers at Imperial College London and published today in the ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Health
Canada lags behind other countries in providing school food programs to children in need
Canada is at the back of the pack when it comes to students accessing nutrition programs at school, shows a new study.
Jun 13, 2022
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