Current nutrition status in children

For this class discussion, we will look at the current nutrition status in children, as well as the effects of marketing, restaurants and school food on nutrition on child health outcomes. Think about these statements before reading the resources below: • Home prepared meals are always better than school meals. • Providing nutrition education to children is the most important and effective way to improve food selections. • Parents should receive nutrition education rather than children to reduce the child obesity rate in the United States. Read: 1. "Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutrition Guidance for Healthy Children Ages 2-11" (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。 2. "Health equity & junk food marketing: Talking about targeting kids of color" (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。 3. "Food Marketing in restaurants" (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。and one article from the CSPI site (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。 4. "Healthier School Food" (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。 and "Comparison of Nutrient Content and Cost of Home-Packed Lunches to Reimbursable School Lunch Nutrient Standards and Prices (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。" Discussion: 1. Adding calories and nutrition facts to restaurants will improve child health outcomes. 2. Policy changes for marketing foods to children will affect their food selections. 3. Education through school lunches will improve long-term food choices in children.                                                            

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