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December 2018 | 1-888-376-7136
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High School E-cigarette Use on the Rise |
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Electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarette" use is becoming more popular among teens. Part of the reason for this increase may be due to the perception that e-cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes. While that may be true, many public health experts are concerned that e-cigarette use could become a gateway to higher rates of regular cigarette use, setting back the gains made in smoking reduction over the past couple of decades. |
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E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in U.S. high-schools: survey
This news story from Reuters Health talks about a new study that shows that use e-cigarettes, or "vaping," by high school seniors has jumped more than 20 percent in the past year. E-cigarette use by 10th graders jumped as well.
The study done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported the increase was the largest year-over-year jump for any substance use ever measured for the past 44 years. |
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| USDA Eases Up on Salt and Whole Grains |
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All in all, school lunches are healthier than a few years ago, but USDA officials say school administrators need more flexibility in meal planning, by allowing schools to bring back refined grains and high-sodium foods. |
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More salt, fewer whole grains: USDA eases school lunch nutrition rules
This news story published by National Public Radio describes the changes. Essentially, the USDA will only require schools to serve whole grain products half the time and the sodium restrictions have been removed.
The School Nutrition Association approves of the changes but the American Heart Association and several nutrition advocates urge schools to stay the course on the healthier offerings.
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| Water at Lunch May Help Kids with Weight Problems |
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Drinking water can help anyone lose weight when it replaces sugary beverages and a new study suggests increasing access to water at lunch time can help reduce the risk of obesity in students. |
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Serving water with school lunches could curb obesity, save billions
According to this University of Illinois press release, the researchers examined the results of a pilot program that was conducted in New York City between 2009 and 2013. Essentially, water dispensers were placed in school cafeterias. As a result, students' water intake tripled and there was a small risk of being overweight a year later.
Although it was just a small decrease in risk, adding inexpensive water dispensers in cafeterias could potentially save billions of dollars, say the authors.
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| Helping Others May Be Good for Your Brain |
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It's no secret that making the decision to help another person feels good. New research suggests helping other may have an actual biological affect on the brain. So while helping other people is good for them, it may be very good for us too. |
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How helping people affects your brain
This news story from Healthline describes a recent study done by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The study team gave 45 participants the option to do something that benefited themselves, a charity, or a particular friend in need.
The researchers took brain scans of the participants and found that those who chose to help a particular person had increased activity in two reward centers in their brains as well as evidence of deceased activity in areas of the brain that inform the body's response to stress.
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| Kids Who Play More Than One Sport More Likely to Stay in Athletic Programs |
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A new study suggests that kids who dabble in several sports instead of specializing in one sport are more likely to still be participating in sports five years later. The idea that a kid has to focus on one sport to be successful may not be true. |
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To grow teen athletes, let kids try lots of sports
This Reuters Health news story describes the Canadian study. For their findings, the researchers asked kids about their participation in athletics when they were 10 or 11 years old and asked follow up questions for the next five years.
According to experts, specializing in a single sport too soon could increase the risk of emotional burn out and needs to be handled with care. |
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About HotLunch.com
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| Hotlunch.com is the only web-based system of its kind. |
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Hotlunch is used by schools across North America! With Hotlunch.com you can easily manage school lunch administration, publish lunch menus online, receive payments and reduce the time spent on managing parent transactions including fundraising, after school care, volunteers and much more. - See for yourself!
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Hotlunch.com is excited to announce that we will be launching our new mobile app for IOS and Android mobile phones in October of this year! You will now be able to order and track your children's meals on the go.
Be on the look out for our mobile app and other great features added to Hotlunch.com!
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| ainiti - Empowering underprivileged girls in undeveloped countries |
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| Want to learn more about how Hotlunch.com is giving back? Click the button below to see our nonprofit that helps promote education for all! Education is a gift that not everyone gets to have but, at Hotlunch.com we try to make education more accessible to all. |
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| More About School Lunches, Nutrition and Healthy Kids |
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Shereen Lehman is a health and nutrition writer with two decades of experience counseling people on nutrition and diet. She has a master's degree in human nutrition and is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
Shereen writes about nutrition for the large website verywell.com and she, is co-author of Superfoods for Dummies and Clinical Anatomy for Dummies. |
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