Abstract
Latino kids need a healthy school environment, especially given that 1 in 3 public school children will be Latino in a few years. How can we healthy schools become then norm? Latino students are more exposed to unhealthy food in and out of school. Stronger nutrition standards for snack foods and drinks will help Latino and all students access to healthier snacks at school, which can positively influence body mass index (BMI) trends for all populations. Latino students also engage in less physical activity than their peers in school, and before and after school. Implementing culturally relevant programs that reduce barriers can increase activity opportunities for Latino kids. Read the Issue Brief in English (PDF)
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The new year is a time of resolutions and for many, a time to think about health, and one's diet. Members and representatives of San Antonio's Healthy Beverage Coalition joined together on January 6, 2016, to hold an educational press conference on the importance of knowing how much sugar is in the average sugary beverage and to help San Antonio to think about what sugary beverages they are drinking this year. Dr. Robert Ferrer, Board Chairman of the Health Collaborative, started off the conference holding up a bag of sugar and eating it one spoon at a time, all the while stating that eating the sugar in the bag is about the same as drinking a soda. Speaking also at the conference were members of the Healthy Beverage Coalition, Bexar County Judge, Nelson Wolff. Wolff explained ...
The push for statewide healthier vending options has now grown to be a focus within the state's legislation. A new bill called the "Maryland Healthy Vending Act" is being proposed during the 2016 Maryland State Legislative Session. Sugar Free Kids Maryland will propose the bill to encourage healthier food and beverage options with certain guidelines for all vending machines statewide. The plan is to have 75 percent of all vending machines on state property to: Meet healthy food and drink standards
Have bottled water sold in every vending machine on state property
Meet trans fat and sodium standards
Display healthier options in a noticeable way for the highest selling potential
Require calorie labels on or around machines In 2015, a healthy vending initiative was passed, ...
The company behind Oreos, Ritz Crackers, and Cadbury chocolate, Modelēz, have announced to join the Council of Better Business Bureau (CFBAI). Joining CFBAI commits Modelēz to not advertise products directly to children under age 12, and to apply nutrition standards to all products marketed towards kids. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has helped drive the change for Modelēz, dialoguing with the company to set stricter policies for kids ages 6-11 years old for nutritional reasons. According to recent studies, Latino kids see more unhealthy ads compared to their peers, and nearly 40 percent of Latino youths in the U.S. ages 2-19 are overweight or obese. Only 1 percent of food ads on Spanish television show water, fruits, or vegetables and 70% show unhealthy ...
Many have seen or played the game Candy Crush on popular social media sites like facebook, but what does playing these games do to children who spend much of their free time on computers, phones or watching TV? A recent behavioral science study from Ph.D. Frans Folkvord, at Radboud University, discovered that games that promote or embed food advertisements increase children's appetites to candy or the food being promoted. The study looked at the behavior of over 1000 children who shortly after playing a candy game were 55 percent more likely to eat the candy offered to them than the children who had played a game embedded with toy ads. Folkvord warns that only six percent of children are aware of such advergames are actual advertisements, and that these games do affect their ...
Aiming to follow the lead in healthcare with recent changes to Allina Health hospitals, District One Hospital in Faribault, Minn. is removing all sugary sweet beverages from their facilities. Working with a collaboration of 250 organizations within the Healthcare Without Harm coalition, District One Hospital plans to continue moving towards a healthier food environment for all employees, patients and visitors. In part of the movement towards healthier foods and beverages, removal of sugary beverages and healthier foods will also be reflected in the hospital's vending machines, gift shop, and the pharmacy. Healthy food and beverage signage will also be added to the cafeteria to bring awareness towards healthier foods. A new ice and water machine will be placed in the cafeteria for ...
Which places around the world are working towards fizzing out high soda consumption? Mexico, St. Helena, Chile, Barbados, France, Dominica, Norway, Hungary, and more. The world has taken notice of the health risks associated with sugary drinks for years, as various research studies have proven a link between sugary beverage consumption and health risks like diabetes, tooth decay and obesity. More and more countries are recognizing the health risks associated with sugary beverages and are implementing soda taxes or other initiatives and policies to ensure a healthy future for their people. Today's 16 million Latino children and youth—92 percent of whom are U.S. citizens—thus represent a crucial segment of the United States' future, according to an article from the Population ...
No more deep fried foods or sodas will be offered in Allina Health clinics in Minn., as the clinic's CEO, Penny Wheeler, decided to move forward on their efforts to make the healthy choice the easy choice for all who enter their clinics. Working toward a "Choose Healthy" initiative, Allina Health's 13 hospitals and over 90 clinics will remove sugar-sweetened beverages and deep-fried foods in its hospital cafeterias, vending machines, cafes and other food-service areas. The change will be effective January 1, 2016, and include enhanced food labels on all food products. Wheeler also announced on Tuesday, December 1st that the McDonalds' that had been serving customers since 1988 in the Abbot- Northwestern Hospital, would be closed by May 31, 2016. According to their website, ...
Studies have shown that Latino kids consume more sugary sweet beverages than their non-white peers and over-consumption of sugary beverages has also been linked to health risks like diabetes and obesity. When obesity rates are rising and more than one in three Latino kids are predicted to have diabetes in the near future, healthier options are a must for kids menu's. Helping to assist parents and kids on making the easy choice the healthy choice when dining out, DineEquity, owner of Applebee's and IHOP restaurants have decided to completely remove the option of soda on their kids' menus. This is the first family-dining restaurant to promote and incorporate this change throughout their national chain of restaurants. Organizations like Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), ...
