Keep higher nutrition standards for school lunches
30 deadline looms for the five-year re-authorization of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The law, a modification of the decades-old Child Nutrition Act, added requirements for fresher and healthier foods and supports lunch plans that offer …
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Penn State, Johannesburg researchers collaborate on food service, nutrition
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A visiting scholar from South Africa is collaborating with a Penn State hospitality management researcher to present findings and develop further research on food service and nutrition for school children, consumers' food …
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New report shows impact of fast food on children's nutrition
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — The fast paced society has many people turning to fast food for nutrition. Now, a new report indicates how much of that food is reaching our kids. Michael Newman of Arlington eats fast food with his children at least twice a week.
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Oregon researchers: A food revolution could end chronic disease
Leading the charge to change the way society thinks about food, health and chronic disease is the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU). The Institute's mission is to stop the increase in …
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