Though childhood obesity best treated by diet and exercise, data suggest that several hundred thousand children now taking medicines to treat its eventual complications, with greatest increase in Type 2 diabetes drugs. Many patients live in neighborhoods without grocery stores and attend schools that have no physical education programs. And: Series on childhood obesity (click 'See also').
By Stephanie Saul
The New York Times 2008-07-26 (entry)
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Nutrition education program reconnects students, parents, and teachers in Chicago metro area with joy, value of eating good, healthful food. Program also offers teacher training, aligned with state's standards, and parent education; pilot lunches offered were so successful that they've been incorporated into school lunches.
By Stacy Kish
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service 2008-04-03 (entry)
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British government awards fast-food chain authority to develop courses and create exams that count toward high school diploma, but colleges and universities will decide whether to accept the hamburger giant's assessments in students' admission requests.
The Associated Press 2008-01-28 (entry)
"And soon it was lunchtime/
Mom said I should ask about how poor kids could get fed/
So I got a book of tickets and a schedule and it read/
Monday - Hot Dog, Tuesday - Taco/
Wednesday - Hamburgers and Chocolate Milk/
Thursday - Sloppy Joes and doritos in a bag/
Friday was Pizza Day, the best day of the week/...
As time went on we figured out/
It was totally uncool/
To eat the welfare lunch/
Provided by the school/
So in poser-punker fashion/
We just mooched off all the kids/
And lived off eating candy bars/
And bags of nacho chips/
Monday - Hot Dog, Tuesday - Taco/
Wednesday - Hamburgers and Chocolate Milk/
Thursday - Sloppy Joes and doritos in a bag/
Friday was Pizza Day, the best day of the week/
It always came with salad and a side of cold green beans/
Hooray for Pizza Day/
Hooray for Pizza Day/
I miss Pizza Day./ "
— The Aquabats, "Pizza Day" lyrics
Garden-to-Kitchen program teaches elementary schoolchildren - and adults - to plant and harvest vegetables, but it's also helping needy Oregon families save money on their grocery bills. Success may help program expand to more schools and communities, says founder.
By Jillian Daley
Statesman Journal (OR) (may require purchase) 2008-07-31 (entry)
Tomatoes, pumpkins, basil and Massachusetts middle school students star in video (click 'See also') urging other schools to grow gardens and think environmentally. 'The kids are using math and English skills to make a difference,' says teacher. And, says director, if 'you let the kids grow their own food they're more likely to eat the green beans.'
By Jeff Gilbride
The Daily News Tribune (MA) 2008-07-24 (entry)
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Though growing season is upon us, resources on tending, weeding, compost making, harvesting and cooking vegetables still available in Chicago. Good starting point is Edible Gardens in Lincoln Park Zoo's Farm-in-the- Zoo, which are garden demonstration models for home and school gardens, and popular field trip destination.
ABC7 News Chicago 2008-06-17 (entry)
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Reporting $1.2 million in prepared food thefts, Virginia school district installs video cameras in cafeterias. Pocketing cookies, eating French fries before reaching the cashier are common, says official. Some parents skeptical about amount lost, citing inaccurate record keeping with their children's accounts; former student says most common theft is using another's account number for purchases.
By Michael Alison Chandler
The Washington Post 2008-08-04 (entry)
As 75 percent of school districts prepare to raise lunch prices to offset rising costs of milk, bread, vegetables, nutrition directors worry that students won't have money to eat and that cafeterias will return to serving cheaper processed fare. Congress asked to to increase assistance and to make meals free for all students.
By James Vaznis
The Boston Globe 2008-07-16 (entry)
Trayless dining, which cuts food waste up to 50 percent and reduces water, energy use, catches on at universities.Then, there's pleasing the students: 79% of the 92,000 students surveyed this spring said they supported move. And: In Maine, colleges also compost, and buy in bulk (click 'See also').
By Bruce Horovitz
USA Today 2008-07-23 (entry)
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