News tagged with nutrition policy
Are school wellness policies stuck in the Ice Age?
The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, 2004, requires that all school districts have a Wellness Policy if they participate in federal school meal programs. As part of the Wellness Policy, schools are mandated to ...
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Study Finds More Licensed Characters, Other Packaging Promotions Used to Market Less Nutritious Foods to Kids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Supermarket aisles are enticing young eyeballs with more familiar characters, celebrities, toys and movie giveaways on food packaging than ever, according to a Yale University study.
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Study shows parents back junk-food ban in schools
(PhysOrg.com) -- The issues surrounding children being overweight or obese plague society. In fact, the prevalence of these rates has tripled in the past three decades. But the University of Alberta's Paul ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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