News tagged with chocolate milk

Flavored milk no longer a choice in LA schools

(AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking a stand against child obesity, becoming the nation's largest school system to stop serving sugar-laden flavored milk.

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created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Schools may ban chocolate milk over added sugar

(AP) -- Chocolate milk has long been seen as the spoonful of sugar that makes the medicine go down, but the nation's childhood obesity epidemic has a growing number of people wondering whether that's wise.

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created May 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 10

Healthier Easter egg hunt

A few simple tips and maneuvers may help reduce potential negative effects of the traditional holiday hidden eggs search.

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

School cafeterias to try psychology in lunch line

(AP) -- Federal officials are turning to psychology in a new approach to get kids to choose healthier foods in the school lunch line.

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created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chocolate milk is choc-full of goodness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking chocolate milk can improve muscle recovery after prolonged exercise, a University of Connecticut study finds.

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created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Chocolate milk is a 'natural' for post-exercise recovery

One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers ...

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created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist

Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products

A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on ...

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Heart group: Cut back - way back - on extra sugar

(AP) -- A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Research leads to new technology to protect human health

Larry Wackett and Michael Sadowsky, members of the University of Minnesota's BioTechnology Institute, developed an enzyme that is used in Bioo Scientific's new MaxDiscovery™ Melamine Test kit, which simplifies the detection ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds lowfat chocolate milk is effective post-exercise recovery aid for soccer players

Soccer players and exercise enthusiasts now have another reason to reach for lowfat chocolate milk after a hard workout, suggests a new study from James Madison University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine ...

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0