Some historical perspective of America’s childhood obesity epidemic: In the 1960s and 1970s, 5 to 7 percent of U.S. children suffered from obesity. Today, that number has swelled to 17 percent. And despite national efforts otherwise—including September’s National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and the Let’s Move child wellness program—the rate of obesity among the country’s […]
Read moreFinding days to celebrate food is a movement HealthyYou Vending can really get behind, so what better day to honor food than on World Food Day? People have many opinions about food—what tastes good and what does not, which foods are healthy and which are not. But one thing everyone can agree on is that […]
Read moreIt’s National Nutrition Month 2017, and that means it’s time to “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” This year the initiative put forth by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating habits. While there’s no “one size fits all” plan when it comes […]
Read moreThe holidays bring good times, good cheer, and lots of good food, tempting even the most disciplined and health-conscious among us to overindulge. A recent survey by MyFitnessPal for the Washington Post* showed that 88% of dieters said they planned to relax their food rules during the holidays — and that the average holiday meal […]
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