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September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and with the school year officially in full swing, St. Vincent Women's dietician Anna Busenburg is available to talk about how parents can ensure their students make healthy eating choices — at home, and especially at school, where children consume up to 50% of their daily calories.Whether helping kids navigate the school cafeteria or packing a nutritious meal from home, Anna will discuss how families can combat childhood obesity by creating a healthy eating game plan that keeps kids full, satisfied, and fueled to learn.Tips for Packing a Healthy School Lunch– Include multiple food groups that are packaged in an easy way for children to eat.
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Standing Desks Could Help in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Standing Desks Could Help in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Standing desks in classrooms could help children maintain a healthy body weight, a new study suggests.These desks are set at a height that allows students to alternate between sitting on a stool or standing while working.Standing desks "can interrupt sedentary behavior patterns" while kids are in school, "simply, at a low cost, and without disrupting classroom instruction time," the authors of the study write in the American Journal of Public Health.
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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
As our children head back to school, we should all be aware that September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 out of 5 children in the U.S. is obese.Data from the California Department of Education from 2015 reports that 38.5 percent of seventh graders in California are overweight or obese.
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UK Exchequer Issues Details on Soft Drink Levy, Childhood Obesity Action Plan
UK Exchequer Issues Details on Soft Drink Levy, Childhood Obesity Action Plan
United Kingdom August 26 2016Her Majesty's Treasury (HM Treasury) has released the details of a proposed soft-drink levy announced during March 2016 budget talks as part of the U.K. government's childhood obesity action plan.Slated to take effect in April 2018, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) would affect the manufacturers of added-sugar soft drinks "with total sugar content of 5 grams or more per 100 millilitres, with a higher rate for drinks with 8 grams or more per 100 millilitres." The levy exempts beverages with no added sugar—including 100-percent fruit juice—as well as alcohol beverages with alcohol content above 0.5-percent alcohol by volume.The SDIL would also apply to imported soft drinks.
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