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    My team and I have conducted a research study on food that is being given to students at a high school level. Many of the meals that high schools provide is unhealthy, but students are not aware of this since nutrition labels are not physically printed on the packages for the students to read and be informed of what they are consuming. It is important that students are able to have a slight glimpse on what they consume on a daily basis for them to have a balanced meal when they are eating in school

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    Mathematical Exploration Nutrition: Correlation between the percentage of salt in food and their calories Fee-Kristin Thuir   INDEX: - Design o Introduction...................................................................................p.3 o Hypothesis .....................................................................................p.3 o Aim.....................................................................................................p.3 o Nutrition Labels.....................

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    which summarizes my feelings (views?) about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using food as medicine and balancing good nutrition. Throughout my life I made poor choices pertaining to my nutrition in part by cultural experiences and my personal lack of awareness. One of my biggest challenges growing up was digestive related in which, I have struggled with constipation most of my life. As I did my research in food science, I realized that much of what I ate had a direct effect on my digestive problems

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    Mathematical Exploration Nutrition: Correlation between the percentage of salt in food and their calories Fee-Kristin Thuir   INDEX: - Design o Introduction...................................................................................p.3 o Hypothesis .....................................................................................p.3 o Aim..............................................................................

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    Methods Question: Is school nutrition a major contributor to childhood obesity? Date of Literature Review: October 2014 Inclusion Criteria • Age: school aged children (4-18 years old) • Setting: Public and private school systems in the US. • Health Status: Any • Nutrition-Related Problem or Condition: Obese or overweight and consuming at least lunch in a school setting. • Study Design Preference: Cross-sectional studies, large randomized observational studies, time series studies. • Size of Study

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    Should changes be made to the regulations for foods, served in public schools? Introduction Regulations for foods, served in public schools are a matter of great concern as it is essential for the purpose of creating a healthier lifestyle for children studying in public schools. The government has supported several children through the free education and free food program. But the quality of this food is not at par with the standard of the food quality approved by nutritionists so it

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    The Proper Nutrition

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    The Proper Nutrition Many people across the globe are fascinated by showy commercials about losing weight. Often, these commercials guarantee that their customers will lose up to ten pounds in less than a week from using a fancy gizmo gadget workout machine. Some offer their viewers a diet plan that consists of little foods that make most people binge by the end of the program. The viewers are drawn to these commercials because they’ll believe what anyone says on television, and most of the time

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    societal level food interventions are important to implement to meet the nutritional needs of the elderly. Food assistance programs can be a solution to address this problem. The importance of elders of having the appropriate foods for health and the struggles they have in acquiring these foods suggests that elderly food assistance programs might develop better ways of helping them obtained such foods (Wolfe et al., 2003). Food assistance program that exist currently is the Food Stamp Program.

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    Childhood Nutrition Nutrition is a crucial component of remaining a healthy individual. Healthy eating, and exercise can allow for children and adults to remain healthy. For children, nutrition is extremely important. By learning healthy habits and exercise in the early years of life, a child will be more likely to remain healthy throughout its life and reduce the risk of various diseases. Nutrition is providing the proper amounts of food that is required for growth and development of a child. By

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    United States government nutrition support programs have been around since the Great Depression. The first program created was called the Federal Surplus Relief Corporation and was part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1933 (“The History”). The program was originally set up because the economic crash during the Great Depression caused crop prices and the population’s buying power to plummet, leading to an extreme surplus of market ready crops with diminishing value (“The History”). In this

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