News tagged with nutritious snacks
Online computer games could encourage children to eat healthy foods
Children who play an online game promoting healthy foods and beverages appear more likely to choose nutritious snacks than those who play a game promoting unhealthy products, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Orangutans bite back
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life as a seed isn't easy: you need to be tough enough to deter all but the most muscular-jawed predators but no so hard that you can't germinate.
May 27, 2011 |
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Obama: Nutrition bill vital to children's future
(AP) -- Thousands more children would get into school-based meal programs and those lunches and dinners would become more nutritious under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Monday, part of an administration-wide ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Maintaining a healthy diet during the holidays, without deprivation
We're in the season when sugary, high-calorie treats will be among the highest hurdles to maintaining healthy eating habits and proper weight management through New Year's Day. The first big hurdle: Halloween sweets.
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Halloween candy: Facts and myths
(PhysOrg.com) -- A holiday devoted to vampires, goblins and ghouls is a recipe for a ghastly night of fright. But false stories of marauding strangers and poison-laced candy can make the evening scarier than ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Scientists promote soy by currying favor with Indian taste buds
University of Illinois scientists think they have solved an interesting problem: how to get protein-deficient Indian schoolchildren to consume soy, an inexpensive and complete vegetable protein. What's more, they've joined ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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First course of veggies may appeal to hungry preschoolers
Increasing the amount of vegetables in the first course of preschool lunch could be a smart way to get children to eat more vegetables, according to Penn State nutrition researchers.
May 05, 2010 |
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Telephone counseling increases daily servings of fruit, vegetables, study says
Combining telephone counseling calls with a daily written diet plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and vegetables consumption, according to research published in Preventive Medicine.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Researchers Harness Basic Survival Tactic to Fight Childhood Obesity
(PhysOrg.com) -- University at Buffalo researchers are adapting our innate interest in consuming a variety of foods, considered an evolutionary survival tactic, to develop new interventions to treat obesity in children.
Apr 09, 2010 |
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Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals
During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering ...
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Childhood obesity: It's not the amount of TV, it's the number of junk food commercials
(PhysOrg.com) -- The association between television viewing and childhood obesity is directly related to children's exposure to commercials that advertise unhealthy foods, according to a new UCLA School of Public Health study ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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