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  Green Food Labels Make Nutrition-Poor Food Seem Healthy

  March 12, 2013 — Green calorie labels may lead people to see nutrition-poor foods in a healthier light. A researcher says consumers are more likely to perceive a candy bar as more healthful when it has a green ... > full story
• Diet and Weight Loss
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  Kid's Consumption of Sugared Beverages Linked to Higher Caloric Intake of Food

  March 12, 2013 — A new study reports that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are primarily responsible for higher caloric intakes of children that consume SSBs as compared to children that do not (on a given day). In ... > full story
• Educational Policy
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  Mandating Fruits and Vegetables in School Meals Makes a Difference, Study Finds

  March 12, 2013 — State laws that require minimum levels of fruits and vegetables in school meals may give a small boost to the amount of these foods in adolescents' diets, according to a new ... > full story
• Sleep Disorders
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  Less Sleep Leads to More Eating and More Weight Gain, According to New Study

  March 11, 2013 — Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study to gain nearly two pounds of ... > full story
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Coffee and Tea During Pregnancy Affect Fetal Growth

  March 11, 2013 — Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight, according to a study on 59,000 ... > full story
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  Industrial Chemicals Found in Food Samples

  March 7, 2013 — Researchers have discovered phthalates, industrial chemicals, in common foods purchased in the United States. Phthalates can be found in a variety of products and food packaging material, child-care ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Educational Policy
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  Food
   

  School-Based Kitchen Gardens Are Getting an A+: New Study Highlights Benefits of for Both Children and Parents

  March 7, 2013 — Grow it, try it, and you just might like it is a motto many schools are embracing to encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Through community-based kitchen garden programs, ... > full story
• Obesity
  Mice
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  Nutrition
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  Gene Identified That Causes Obesity in Mice: Deleting Gene Eliminates Obesity, Could Work for Humans

  March 5, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that deleting a gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe could be replicated in ... > full story
• Relationships
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  No Scientific Basis for Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage, Key Associations Argue

  March 1, 2013 — There is no valid scientific basis for denying same-sex couples the right to legal marriage, or to deprive them of considerable benefits of the institution, according to legal briefs filed with the ... > full story
• Obesity
  Cholesterol
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  Kidney Disease
  Triglycerides
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  Grape Seed and Skin Extract: A Weapon in the Fight Against Kidney Disease Caused by High-Fat Diets

  February 28, 2013 — New insight into grape seed extract as a therapeutic and preventative measure to fight obesity-induced kidney damage is presented in a new study. Grape seed and skin extract (GSSE) is known to ... > full story

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