5 things parents should know – and do – to keep kids' hearts healthy
Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, ...
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Why children do worst in school if sugar is breakfast norm
Beyond immediate academic impacts, regular high-sugar breakfasts can affect children’s long-term development. Chronic sugar ...
Farmers help fill school lunch trays with local food, but federal funds are less certain
Local food is finding its way into school districts through nonprofit co-ops and government-funded programs, but federal aid ...
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Advocates raise questions after JCPS students eat THC-infused candy at school
A letter sent home to Wellington Elementary parents on Wednesday says one student brought a bag of "LiiTT Exotics" candy from home and shared it with four classmates.
Educators and parents testify about success of Minnesota school meals program, ask for continued funding
Schools served more than 150 million meals last year for students, under the new state program providing breakfast and lunch at no cost to families, regardless of their income, state education leaders ...
School salad bars raise fruit intake among kids and benefit economically diverse schools, VCU researchers find
School salad bars boost how much fruit kids eat but don’t drive up vegetable intake, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at ...
How eating too much sugar as a child impacts you for life
Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ...