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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 -
Fertilizers Could Help Tackle Nutritional Deficiency in African Country
March 12, 2013 — Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilizers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country of Malawi, researchers have ... > full story -
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 -
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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 -
Appetite Suppression Pills: Good or Bad?
March 8, 2013 — There are endless opportunities to spend a small fortune on a box of pills promising to ease hunger and help lose weight – but they may not be as safe as natural ways to reduce ... > full story -
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Celebrity Endorsement Encourages Children to Eat Junk Food
March 8, 2013 — Celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product, new research shows. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when ... > full story -
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Scientists Improve Transgenic 'Enviropigs'
March 7, 2013 — A new line of transgenic pigs can digest phosphorus more efficiently. Researchers say the new line is healthy and can pass the transgenic trait to new ... > full story -
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 -
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Spot the Difference -- Oranges and Lemons
March 7, 2013 — A computer recognition system that is 99-percent accurate can identify different fruits and vegetables, even the particular strain of apples or plums, for instance. New research explains how ... > full story -
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
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