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Back to school — five easy tips to improve your kids’ health this school year

I can’t believe the summer vacation is over and kids will be going back to school this week. Summer went by way too fast!
I was happy to get a letter from my daughter’s school announcing new snack policies: The school will not be giving out any more snacks, offer food as incentives, prizes or rewards, and birthday celebrations at school will become “food free.” Parents are being encouraged to send healthy snacks from home, including [...]

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The TV ad diet: Lots of sugar and fat

What would you eat if your food choices were based on TV ads? A new study in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association looking at the nutritional content of foods advertized on prime time and kids’-time TV suggests you’d be eating a very imbalanced diet, rich in (guess what?) sugar, fat, and salt.
The authors, led by Michael Mink, PhD, analyzed ads placed in 84 hours of prime time and 12 [...]

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