Earlier this month, a new study showed fewer schools are selling snacks and drinks like candy and soda. Now, a panel recommends the government make healthy changes to school meals, even though it will increase costs. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) says as obesity continues to rise, breakfast and lunch at schools should be lower [...]

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Pleas to get junk food out of schools may be paying off. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds fewer schools are selling snacks and drinks like candy and soda. The report shows high schools and middle schools that sold sugary or salty snacks dropped on average from 54 percent to [...]

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The fight against childhood obesity seems to be gaining momentum lately. Last month, HHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, talked about making it a priority to reverse the trend at The Weight of the Nation conference. This week, a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council recommends steps local governments can take to [...]

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The USDA will have the power to regulate all food sold in schools – including vending machine snacks – when Congress renews programs for child nutrition. Senate Agriculture Committee chairman, Tom Harkin says this will ensure nutrition programs are not “undermined” by junk food in vending machines. Earlier this year, Harkin co-sponsored a bill that [...]

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It seems as though the junkifying of our food may start way early. A new survey from a British food watchdog group finds some baby foods contain as much sugar and saturated fats as cookies or cheeseburgers. The group says many baby foods are advertised as healthy, but in terms of sugar and saturated fat [...]

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It’s so easy to make your own 100 calorie snacks. And by not buying the 100-calorie packs at the store, you’ll not only save money, you can throw in some healthy options, too.

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For those of you here in Ohio, I will be on ONN’s Health Journal today at :15 past the hour throughout the day! The topic: 10 Do-it-Yourself 100-calorie snack packs. If you saw the segment, you’ve come to the right place for more information – thanks for stopping by! If you didn’t catch it, no [...]

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Why do some people reach for the French fries instead of the fruit? Scientists say one reason may be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk of obesity. A new study finds children with a common variation of the gene tend to overeat fattening foods – they had 100 extra calories per meal, [...]

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Go easy on the junk food. A new study from Canada finds diets heavy in fried foods, salty snacks and meat lead to about 35 percent of heart attacks across the world.
The study looked at 52 countries. Researchers say people who ate a “Western” diet based on meat, eggs and junk food were more likely [...]

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