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April 30, 2012
April 27, 2012, Food Research and Action Center On April 27, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a rule specifying the certification process for schools to receive the six-cent […]
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April 25, 2012
Two new companion studies from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggest that living in a healthy environment can have a positive impact on you and your child’s waistline. The […]
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April 23, 2012
April 23, 2012, The New York Times By Gina Kolata It has become an article of faith among some policy makers and advocates, including Michelle Obama, that poor urban neighborhoods are […]
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April 19, 2012
A new webinar from Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation highlights the ways grantmakers in health, sustainable agriculture, and related fields can help spread the word about […]
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According to new research from Sana Chehimi, MPH, of the Prevention Institute, health claims on children’s food labels are misleading and fail to meet basic nutrient guidelines. Chehimi presented her […]
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April 13, 2012
During an April 12 symposium on strengthening the evidence base for childhood obesity, Shawna Mercer, Ph.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discussed the Guide to Community […]
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April 12, 2012
Today’s symposium at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 33rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions discussed “accelerating the path from exploratory research to evidence-based guidelines for childhood obesity prevention.” The symposium […]
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In March 2012, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released its Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975-2008. This year’s report contains a special feature on the […]
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April 5, 2012
The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) recently released new infographics pertaining to global usage of its Catalogue of Surveillance Systems and Measures Registry online tools.
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April 3, 2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded a team at Rutgers to follow a group of children for five years to determine the effectiveness of changes in the physical […]
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