And Now for Some GOOD NEWS About Kids and Nutrition! A new health survey found that more than three-quarters of American children eat some fruit daily and more than nine in ten eat some veggies every day. While the survey wasnt designed to determine whether kids were eating ENOUGH fruits and vegetables to achieve a balanced diet (or meet nutritional guidelines), it did suggest that fruit and vegetable consumption among children may be more widespread than the American public generally assumes based on popular media reports. Here’s a mainstream take on the data from HealthDay… consumer.healthday/kids-health-information-23/adolescents-and-teen-health-news-719/three-quarters-of-kids-eat-fruit-daily-even-more-eat-vegetables-daily-cdc-689778.html The original data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)… cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db156.htm
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:15:36 +0000