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Infographic: Childhood Obesity
Check out this infographic from LiveScience’s Ross Toro illustrating nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese:
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America’s Health Rankings Look Pretty Grim
Today I had the chance to attend America’s Health Rankings event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. America’s Health Rankings is the longest-running report of its kind. For 22 years, the Rankings has provided an analysis of national … Continue reading
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IOM Report: Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies
Today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. the Institute of Medicine released a new report on Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Strategies. This report was developed by an ad hoc committee asked to review factors of overweight and obesity … Continue reading
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Study: Child Food Allergies in Abundance
A new study from the Journal of Pediatrics reports close to eight percent or 5.9 million of all children in the United States have a food allergy. According to a summary in the Washington Post: Until now, the estimates had … Continue reading
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Study: Food insecurity associated with behavioral problems in kids
A new study that surveyed 500 households across Brisbane, Australia in 2009 indicates children living in food-insecure households were twice as likely to develop behavioral problems. Researchers also found children living in food-insecure households also were 25 to 40 percent … Continue reading
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Study: Organics carry health halo
A new study involving 144 people were presented with chocolate sandwich cookies, plain yogurt and potato chips, each in two varieties — “conventional” or “organic.” In reality, there was no difference between the food pairs; everything was organic. Participants used … Continue reading
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Are you pinching pennies?
In at time when our nation’s leaders are battling over budgets, Americans are faced with a tight economic climate and rising food costs at the grocery. This situation has sparked a new Coupons.com survey on food prices, which shows that … Continue reading
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More Studies on Front of Package Labeling Emerge
Today two new studies on front of package labeling emerged today. Check out the details of both studies here on Vitamin M. The first study released today titled “Claiming Health: Front-of-Package Labeling of Children’s Food,” from the Prevention Institute in partnership with the Strategic Alliance for … Continue reading
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