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Wednesday, June 27, HealthDay News)-search new research to get kids involved in healthy eating, parents, teachers, school administrators, and improve school nutrition.

To improve the nutrition of the researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California 8 participated in the three years between study examining the public health approach saw the 400 students in elementary and middle school.

Researchers to improve nutritional practices worked teachers and administrators in certain schools during the study. For example, Exchange prizes for the food and non-food beverage classroom rewards, implements the catering in the celebration of healthy school events and classes.

Carnival popcorn and pizza pointed researchers health foods and beverages provide a fundraising event, award non-food is not a cake walk, games such as awards walk had to health events, such as more money Futsal jogging through actual school.

These unhealthy food and beverage school student study compared to the 26% increase in other schools was 30% of the consumption decrease during the period.

From the amount of healthy lunch students brought also increased in the school intervention in the home or other external sources.

"School to lifelong healthy eating habits to the ideal place to establish more easily said is now a" study senior author Karen-Coleman Kaiser news release in. She studies "can work to get kids healthy schools how to eat together in schools and communities and help address childhood obesity in understanding have helped" added

Studies were published in the International Journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity.

--Robert Preidt MedicalNews HealthDay copyright © 2012. All rights reserved. Source: Kaiser Permanente, news releases, is the 6/26/2012



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