Summer break is a nutrition void for kids
Summer is a tricky time for needy families because children miss out on built-in breakfast and lunch programs provided at their schools. People To People, Rockland's primary hunger relief organization, tries to meet the need by offering families with …
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Kids of even elite schools not getting proper nutrition
"As part of the project, we had studied the nutritional status of 6,472 students of which 58% were boys and 42% girls. Of the total students, 10% were undernourished, 9% were overweight while 81% were found normal when measured by BMI for age using the …
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Massachusetts nutrition law has lowered access to unhealthy foods in schools …
As of July 2014, all U.S. schools participating in federally subsidized meals programs were required to begin meeting "Smart Snacks in Schools" rules adopted under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The standards related to competitive foods …
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