Tag: nutrition
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National Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7, focuses attention on need for supportive families, friends and employers
World Breastfeeding Week is Aug. 1-7, so the state Department for Public Health is pointing out the importance of providing support for breastfeeding families. “We encourage mothers to breastfeed to...
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Kentucky students will get extra education in nutrition, exercise
Kentucky children will get extra nutrition education at school starting Oct. 1, thanks to a $6 million federal grant intended to instill better eating and physical-activity habits in families eligible...
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Being sedentary is just as deadly as smoking, series finds
Getty Images photo by George Doyle Physical inactivity is such a problem worldwide it has become as deadly as smoking, a series of studies has found. Lack of exercise causes...
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After losing weight, get the same number of calories from fat and carbs to maintain weight loss, study suggests
Subjects on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet did not doas well when it came to keeping weight off, a studyhas found. (Photo by Tetra Images) All calories may not be equal...
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Schools have big role to play in battling childhood obesity
Schools can make a powerful impact on battling the childhood obesity epidemic, but only when health and nutrition are seen as a way to improve student learning rather than take...
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New resource guide and school curriculum aimed at expanding farm-to-school programs in Kentucky
A resource guide and school curriculum are the latest efforts to expand farm-to-school programs in Kentucky. With fewer than 30 percent of Kentuckians consuming the recommended amounts of fruits and...
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143 groups in state working to improve health, directory lists
A directory that lists all the local groups working on health-related issues in the state has been released by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. It identifies 143 groups —...
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To help curb childhood obesity, Disney will ban ads for products that don’t fit federal nutrition guidelines for kids
The Mickey Check logo will beplaced on Disney-licensed productsthat meet nutrition guidelines. By 2015, the Walt Disney Co. will require advertising that targets kids and families to be in line with...
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Louisville comes in third to last in fitness and health ranking of 50 largest cities
Rowing under California’s Bay Bridge (Photo by City Kayak) In a fitness ranking of the country’s 50 largest cities, Louisville ranked an abysmal 48th, sitting just above Detroit and Oklahoma...
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Agriculture commissioner visits six counties to promote local food, better nutrition in school lunches
State Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, watches as Commissioner James Comer speaks at Green County High School.(Greensburg Record-Herald) To encourage child nutrition and healthier school lunches, state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer...