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Complications such as sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and obesity continue to attack humanity quite like an epidemic. These fats have maliciously altered a nation of consumers in roughly four decades. Educational awareness will be the only way to combat this.
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Identification: Names of these fats
Trans Fats, Transmogrified Fats and Mono Diglycerides. Transmogrification occurs through heat processing at an incredibly high temperature of a fat and this reverses the digestive process. These "Good Fats" are vital since they block dangerous allergens right alongside other essential nutrients of fats, but these variant names for hydrogenated (synthetic) fats refrain "Good Fats" from doing their job. They impede natural nervous system activity and other brain cell functions, retard the immune system and halt other natural bodily operations, decelerate hormonal functions, degenerative diseases, and pose many other health threats. And it has become a matter of quantity over quality. Since our bodies do not get these nutrients from the fats and oils that we digest, our bodies then crave genuine fat.
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Recommended physical activity guidelines for adolescents
Summary: Adolescents should participate daily in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity that is developmentally appropriate, enjoyable, and involves a variety of activities.
Webpage: EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH.
Reference List
Contributors: WILLIAM B. STRONG, MD,* ROBERT M. MALINA, PHD,* CAMERON J.R. BLIMKIE, PHD, STEPHEN R. DANIELS, MD, PHD, RODNEY K. DISHMAN, PHD, BERNARD GUTIN, PHD, ALBERT C. HERGENROEDER, MD, AVIVA MUST, PHD, PATRICIA A. NIXON, PHD, JAMES M. PIVARNIK, PHD, THOMAS ROWLAND, MD, STEWART TROST, PHD, AND FRANCxOIS TRUDEAU, PHD. (J Pediatr 2005;146:732-7)
Hyperlink: http://www.healthywv.com/shared/content/page_objects/content_objects/pdf_documents/youth_pa_recs.pdf (June 13, 2005, 12:00 AM ET)
School Wellness and Physical Activity Policies
Summary:
Congress recognizes that schools play a critical role in promoting student health, preventing childhood obesity, and combating problems associated with...
To formalize and encourage this role, Congress passed a law (P.L. 108-265). Each local educational agency participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006."
The legislation places the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts are required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation.
These web pages serve as a clearinghouse of information on the Local Wellness Policy. Sample policies and reference materials are provided to help school districts as they develop their own wellness policies. These materials are intended for guidance and reference; however local policies are not limited to the examples listed here. Although these sample policies and materials have been provided to assist school districts in developing their own local wellness policies, USDA has not approved or endorsed any of them.
USDA is working with the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools of the Department of Education (ED) to review and compile these web-based resources. Recently joint letters signed and endorsed by the three federal agencies were sent to the chief state.
Webpage: Healthier U.S.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/HUSLtr-SuperComm.pdf
Contributors: School Officers and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research, Nutrition and Analysis, NSLP/SBP Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification Study -- Erroneous Payments in the NSLP and SBP, Vol. II: Sampling and Data Analysis Appendices, by Michael Ponza, et al. Project Officer: John R. Endahl. Alexandria, VA: 2007.
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