School food policies work

Belgium researchers did multilevel regression analyses to test the influence of school’s food policy on 1678 children’s consumption of fresh fruit, snacks, water, fruit juice, milk, sugared milk drinks and sugared soft drinks.

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Health behaviour among immigrants to Denmark

The immigrants are healthier in terms of alcohol and vegetable consumption and unhealthier with regard to leisure-time physical activity. The immigrants do not regard their own effort as important in maintaining good health.

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Accurate Parental Classification of Overweight Not Important

Parents who correctly classified their children as overweight were no more likely to engage in the following potentially helpful behaviors: having more fruits/vegetables and fewer soft drinks, snacks, candy, and fast food available at home; Less TV and mo

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More Calories From Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and 100% Fruit Juices

US kids increased their calories from 242 kcal/day in 1988-1994 to 270 kcal/day 1999-2004 based on 20.000 24-hour dietary recalls. See also http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145252.php

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Are there ANY healthy hospital cafeterias?

Watch the video about staff from a hospital heading to a local high school for a healhty lunch while the students ironically head to the hospital for a deep fried lunch!

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Sweet Drinks: What’s Best for Kids?

Two new studies analyzed dietary intake information from nationally represented surveys about children’s drinking habits. The study funded by the Juice Products Association found that juice drinkers consumed a few more calories.

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Skolemad solgt fra uhumsk lade

I sin lade på Søbylundvej 49 i Kølkær ved Herning producerede Michael Hornbech skolemad til områdets børn, men køkkenet, hvor maden blev lavet, er nu lukket af myndighederne.

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Location Plays Key Role In Daily Physical Activity Levels

An old cliché says you are what you eat – and a new studies presented suggests you are where you live, too.

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How to increase preschooler’s physical activity

3 factors influence the amount of children’s physical activity at home. parental physical activity, size of backyard, and amount of outdoor play equipment.

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Bedre chauffører på fuldkorn

Lastbilchauffører kan forbedre deres reaktionsevne med op til 16 procent, hvis de springer motorvejscafeterierne over og i stedet spiser sund kost, viser ny dansk undersøgelse.

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