... nation’s schools. You can find these new standards at www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/30181/42502.aspx. In a related action, a company in ...
How would you rate the vending machines in your child’s school? Did you know that schools throughout America are now required to adhere to strict national nutrition standards when stocking items in their vending machines?The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine released new nutrition standards for school vending machines last spring in an effort to get soda and junk foods out ...
More and more young athletes are seeking
personal fitness trainers for specialized workouts. As part of their training,
we strive to help these young people become stronger and better able to
withstand the rigors of sports competition. But physical training is only one
part of the equation: young athletes also need to learn why proper nutrition is
vital to optimizin...
... www.nap.edu. Additional information is available at www.iom.edu/obesity.
(Children/Teens, Government Initiatives, Obesity, ...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has published a report that tackles the childhood obesity epidemic. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance, commissioned by Congress, says the nation must take “immediate action.”
“Our nation has spent many billions of dollars to make incredible health advances related to genetics and other biomedical discoveries,&rdqu...
Help kids discover and revel in the connection between nature and their mental and physical selves.
... Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. www.iom.edu; retrieved December 1, 2004. Jensen, P.S., & Kenny, D.T. ...
It is something of a modern paradox: Although kids today seem wiser to the ways of the world, their bodies are more unhealthy and deconditioned than ever. There are many demands on children’s attention these days; but, unfortunately, very few of these involve healthy levels of interactive play or connection to nature. The conveniences and “advances” of...
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