Richmond voters will decide this fall whether to impose what could be the nation’s first municipal tax on soda and other sugary beverages – a penny-per-ounce surcharge intended to fight childhood obesity.
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May 172012
May 172012
Researchers in Arizona looked at whether a little education could change what goes in the supermarket basket. They recruited 153 people who were randomly selected at a supermarket in Phoenix. Some shoppers got counseling from a nutrition educator, who offered an overview of labels and shelf signs in the store that tagged products as being a “healthier option” or “immune booster” or “calcium rich,” among other attributes set out in federal and American Heart Assn. guidelines. The educational sessions lasted last than 10 minutes… The sessions didn’t have any effect on the total servings of vegetables purchased, nor did they influence the amount of total fat, saturated fat or trans fat they put in their carts. But the shoppers who got the counseling did buy twice as many dark green and yellow vegetables and 75% more fruit.
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May 172012
Students at John I. Leonard High School grew herbs, eggplant, tomatoes, strawberries and other edibles in a small garden this year, marking the first high school garden in Palm Beach County created through a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant program intended to reduce obesity among youth.
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