Topic: Margo Wootan
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Nickelodeon TV channel is asked by senators to stop airing sugary food ads
Nickelodeon, a children's cable network, has been asked by four US senators to ban ads that promote sugar and junk food.
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Philadelphia schools offer new family-style lunches to students
As part of a new "Eatiquette" program, several Philadelphia schools are serving family-style lunches to students. The Philadelphia schools involved hope the family-style lunches will reinforce good manners and communication skills.
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Tear down this vending machine: US proposes school snack rules
Newly proposed rules would ban almost all sweet and greasy foods on school campuses with some exceptions, like bake sale fundraisers and a caloric limit on soft drinks instead of outright prohibition. Schools have 60 days to comment before the USDA finalizes the rules.
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How many calories in a Big Mac? McDonald's to list calorie counts
McDonald's will list the calories on its menu items starting Monday. Federal healthcare reforms will require calorie counts on menus starting next year.
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Focus Supersize America: Whose job to fight obesity?
Banning large sodas, blocking restaurants in some neighborhoods, posting calories, kicking snack foods out of schools. Are anti-obesity campaigns crossing the line into nanny state intrusion?
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Disney bans junk-food ads during children's programming
At an event announcing the push, First Lady Michelle Obama called the announcement a 'game changer.'
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Parents support limits on junk food in school vending machines
As the number of children classified as obese continues to grow, the US government is planning possible new limits on junk food sold in school vending machines, a move most parents support according to a new poll.
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School lunches get first overhaul in 15 years – but pizza still a vegetable
School lunches will change in accordance with the USDA's new guidelines. Nutrition experts are pleased, though they argue that Congress interfered unnecessarily.
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House votes a $4.5 billion boost for child nutrition, school lunches
The bill makes biggest changes to Child Nutrition Act in half a century. It expands access to school lunch program and lets USDA set child nutrition guidelines for schools. Next stop: Obama's desk.
12/02/2010 05:52 pm
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