Access to Healthy FoodIntroductionWhy is access to healthy food without preservatives, additives, or toxic ingredients more expensive than fast food? This question is one that anybody concerned about healthy food has found himself asking over and over again. Healthy food should be more readily available than unhealthy food�yet it is often not, and when it is available it is often more expensive for people to buy than food that contains

Preschool children are not "little adults" that simply require less amounts of the same foods as adults. For instance, according to Wittman (2013), young people aged 3 and 4 years are typically called preschoolers and have special nutritional needs that must be satisfied in order to ensure proper development. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Choose My Plate" recommendations for 3- and 4-year-old children for various food groups are set forth

Pediatric Guidelines - School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Pediatric Guidelines: School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity In schools, eating right and getting enough exercise are both very important. Sometimes, a school lunch and a physical education class are the only good meal and exercise time a child gets, depending on the life he or she has at home. Whether students know about eating healthy

Introduction Without good nutrition, one cannot lead a quality and healthy lifestyle. Quite a number of diseases and health conditions in America and in the rest of the world are caused by poor nutrition. These diseases are known as lifestyle diseases. Of course other factors such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and reduced physical activity can also contribute to one acquiring a lifestyle disease, but the main cause is usually

Business of Obesity Obesity is big business according to Ashley Matuszak. A recent article in the New York Times revealed that 34% of American adults and 17% of American children are currently obese. This is twice as many adults, and three times as many children than just 20 years ago. Despite all the information available on the negative effects of poor eating habits the number of obese people continues to

In other words, sports participation may actually discourage some children from being physically active. Another current intervention is to reduce the amount of time that a child spends in front of a screen of some sort. Screens, whether computer screens, video game screens, or television screens all encourage children to be passive recipients of entertainment, rather than active players in a game of some sort. What is fascinating is that